Deadlines for this scholarship
An award closing is only the first of the dates that matter. After it there is the deposit that keeps your place, the unconditional offer the funder wants to see before it pays, and a last day to arrive and register. Where the funder publishes none of these, the row says so — a blank is what the official page actually says, not something we have left out.
| Stage | Date | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Apply to the scheme by Act on this one | 26 Feb 2027 | 16 weeks left |
Who can apply
Pakistan, India and Bangladesh are on the JJ/WBGSP eligible-countries list; UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman do not appear.
What the award is
World Bank/Japan graduate scholarships for a master's degree at participating universities worldwide, for mid-career nationals of eligible developing countries with relevant work experience; Pakistan is listed as an eligible country. Coverage includes tuition, a monthly living stipend and round-trip airfare. The official page shows the 2027 application cycle open across two windows - Window 1 closes 26 February 2027 and Window 2 closes 21 May 2027. Official source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/scholarships/jj-wbgsp (checked 29 October 2026).Where these dates came from
World Bank's JJ/WBGSP page publishes Application Window 1 from 18 January to 26 February 2027 and Window 2 from 29 March to 21 May 2027 — https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/scholarships/jj-wbgsp (checked 30 October 2026); earliest deadline 2027-02-26 recorded. Applicants must already hold unconditional admission to a participating master's program to apply, but the page states no separate date for holding it, so cas_deadline is blank; no tuition or enrolment dates are published.
Deadlines move. Always confirm on the funder's own page before you book anything — the link above is where we read it.
