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Public Finance Program (How to Apply)

Scholarships:

a) Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)
b) Japan - World Customs Organization (Japan - WCO) Human Resource Development Program

Application Forms:

Online Application. Click here to learn more about application procedures.

Application Deadline:

February 24, 2010
Note: Please make sure to obtain ID and Password for online application by submitting the Entry Form no later than February 17, 2010.

Target Groups:

a) For JJ/WBGSP scholarships: government officials of World Bank borrowing countries with quality work experience of at least three years in the field of tax policy and administration in their home countries.
b) For Japan-WCO scholarships: government officials of developing countries with quality work experience of at least two years in customs-related fields in their home countries. The Secretary General of the WCO invites nominations every year from WCO member customs administrations. The candidates must be chosen and nominated by one of these customs administrations.

Age Limit:

a) For JJ/WBGSP scholarships: between the ages of 25 and 45 years as of April 1, 2010
b) For Japan-WCO scholarships: preferably below 35 years of age as of April 1, 2010

English Language Requirements:

TOEFL score: iBT 79 (CBT 213, PBT 550)
IELTS score: 6.0

1. TOEFL or IELTS original score report
*The test should be taken no earlier than 2 years before the submission date of your application. (GRIPS TOEFL code no. 9040, a photocopy is not acceptable.)
or
2. Undergraduate/graduate education conducted in English
*An official document issued by the educational institute you attended is required.

Eligible Countries:

a) For JJ/WBGSP scholarships: World Bank borrowing countries
b) For Japan-WCO scholarships: developing countries, mainly in the Asia-Pacific region

Admissions Office

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8677 Japan
admissions@grips.ac.jp
Tel: +81-(0)3-6439-6046
Fax: +81-(0)3-6439-6050