University of Tsukuba (PEP) Scholarships 2023 Update

We are currently accepting applications for the University of Tsukuba (PEP) Scholarships 2023-2024, open to qualified candidates. This scholarship program provides comprehensive financial support to students hailing from developing nations, ensuring they can pursue their education without financial constraints.

About The Scholarship

The University of Tsukuba (PEP) Scholarships  Program in Economic and Public Policy (PEPP), conducted in English, provides a Master of Arts (MA) degree in International Public Policy.

This program is designed to equip participants with the necessary knowledge and abilities to develop, design, analyze, and execute public policies.

Over the span of 24 months, the Program in Economic and Public Policy (PEPP) endeavors to provide participants with the expertise and capabilities essential for formulating and implementing development policies.

Employing an interdisciplinary approach, our focus lies in international development, with particular attention given to the economic and social challenges faced by developing nations and former socialist countries.

Benefits of  The University of Tsukuba Postgraduate Scholarship

Scholarship recipients selected for the Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) of the World Bank will receive the following advantages:

1.    Round-trip airfare (economy class) between their home country and Japan, along with a travel allowance of US$ 500 for each one-way journey.

2.    Complete coverage of tuition fees and related expenses.

3.    A monthly stipend to support living expenses.

4.    National health insurance coverage.

5.    Additional funding for program-related expenditures, including Japanese language lessons, educational excursions, internships, and more.

University of Tsukuba Postgraduate Scholarship Courses

  • Economic Policy
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Requirements for The University of Tsukuba Postgraduate Scholarship

To be eligible for the PEP scholarship offered by JJ/WBGSP, applicants must meet the following criteria:

1.    Hold nationality of a World Bank (WB) member country eligible to receive WB financing and not hold nationality of any country ineligible for WB financing.

2.    Possess a bachelor's degree or its equivalent, and have completed 16 years of education (up to the undergraduate level).

It is highly recommended to have a strong background in economics and proficiency in associated quantitative tools such as linear algebra, calculus, and basic statistics.

3.    Not have received any scholarship funding from Japanese government-funded sources for earning a graduate degree or its equivalent.

4.    Actively employed as a paid full-time worker at the time of this Scholarship Application Deadline, except the applicant is an origin of one of the countries listed in the WB's "Harmonized List of Fragile Situations."

5.    Possess a minimum of three (3) years of recent full-time paid professional experience in development-related work after obtaining a bachelor's degree or its equivalent by the Scholarship Application Deadline.

If the applicant is from a country listed in the WB's "Harmonized List of Fragile Situations" at the time of the Scholarship Application Deadline, the professional experience does not need to be full-time or paid.

6.    Be below the age of forty-five (45) at the Scholarship Application Deadline.

7.    Not be an Executive Director, alternate Executive Director, staff member of the World Bank Group (including the World Bank, International Development Association, International Finance Corporation, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes), or a close relative of any aforementioned individuals.

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Application Deadline

January 27, 2023

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