Scholarships Prior to Matriculation

Joint Japan/ World Bank Graduate Scholarship Programme (JJ/ WBGSP)
for September 2012 Admissions

Only nationals from developing countries and with the intention to return to one's home country to work may apply. Applicants must also not be residing in an industrialised country for more than
one year.

Application Period	February 6 (Monday) - 13 (Monday), 2012 (Deadline)
Number Accepted	Not specified (For MA Program Only)

*　Application fee must be paid within the designated application period above. However, applicants who wish to be admitted into GSAPS are eligible to apply for the application fee waiver if they reside in one of the countries designated by Waseda University AND hold nationality of one of those countries.
For more details, please refer to the GSAPS Application Guide for Admissions of AY 2012 or "Application fee waiver program for applicants from specified countries".

• Scholarship Outline

Please refer to the following link for the exact details on the program and the application process.
http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/scholarships

Please note that all applicants must submit the Waseda GSAPS designated application documents and the GSAPS Scholarship Application Form Prior to Matriculation for September 2012 Admissions.
Applicants who are nominated for the JJ/WBGSP Scholarship will then be requested to completed the prescribed documents from the JJ/ WBGSP Program.

Applicants may download the GSAPS application forms and the "Scholarship Application Form Prior to Matriculation for September 2012 Admissions" using the following link.

* The GSAPS application forms
http://www.waseda.jp/gsaps/admission/ma/ma_application_pdf_en.html

* The "Scholarship Application Form Prior to Matriculation for September 2012 Admissions"
GSAPS Scholarship Application Form Prior to Matriculation for September 2012 Admissions

Important Notes

1. The scholarship nomination will be announced by the end of April 2012.
2. The final results of the JJ/WBGSP are expected to be announced by mid-July 2012.
3. Applicants who have passed the GSAPS entrance examinations but failed the JJ/WBGSP Selection will still be considered for entrance as a Privately-Financed International Student. He/ She will be required to remit the entrance & tuition fees (first semester) during a specified period (TBA).

Please send your complete application documents to:

Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies (GSAPS)
WASEDA University
Nishi-Waseda Building 7F
1-21-1 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-Ku
Tokyo 169-0051, JAPAN
Attn: Admissions Office (Scholarships Prior to Matriculation)