The scholarship includes full tuition fees, a monthly living stipend, round-trip air tickets and travel allowance. Upon completion of the program, JJ/WBGSP scholars must immediately return to their home countries to apply their new skills to their countries' social and economic development.
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:
- have accepted an unconditional offer for one of the 'Eligible Courses' at Sussex (listed below)
- be a national of one of the eligible countries as set out by the World Bank
- hold a Bachelors (or equivalent) degree earned at least 3 years prior to application deadline
- have at least 3 years of paid development-related employment since earning a Bachelors degree (or equivalent university degree) and acquired within the past 6 years from the date of the application deadline
- be employed in development-related work in a paid full-time position at the time of submitting the scholarship application
Who isn't eligible
You are not eligible for this scholarship if you:
- hold dual citizenship of a developed country
- are an Executive Director, his/her alternate, and/or staff of any type of appointment of the World Bank Group or a close relative of the aforementioned by blood or adoption with the term "close relative" defined as: Mother, Father, Sister, Half-sister, Brother, Half-brother, Son, Daughter, Aunt, Uncle, Niece, or Nephew
- have previously been offered a JJ/WBGSP scholarship but declined it, or have previously received a JJ/WBGSP scholarship but did not graduate
Eligible courses
You can only apply for nomination by the University of Sussex to the JJ/WBGSP if you have received an unconditional offer on one of the below courses:
Climate Change, Development and Policy
Environment, Development and Policy
Food and Development
