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Deadline: November 2, 2016
Location: The World Bank.
Funded with Travel Cost !
Location: The World Bank.
Funded with Travel Cost !
Overview:
The World Bank Scholarships Program contributes to the World Bank Group’s mission of forging new dynamic approaches to capacity development and knowledge sharing in the developing world. The World Bank Scholarship Program is an important component of the Bank Group’s efforts to promote economic development and shared prosperity through investing in education and developing human resources in the developing world. Since 1982, the World Bank Scholarships Program has helped to form a pool of well-trained and experienced development professionals, transforming their countries and positively impacting future generations.
Currently, the World Bank Scholarships Program offers two sources of funding for graduate studies in development-related fields for mid-career professionals and researchers.
Selection Process:
The RSMFP uses the following process to review completed applications, with the aim to identify eligible candidates with the most innovative and relevant research proposals in the area of development.
Two qualified reviewers independently review each eligible application to assess the following:
1) Quality of the proposed fellowship (70%)
2) Prospects for a productive career in research post-PhD (30%)
Information provided by your PhD thesis supervisor and your host institution research advisor are particularly important elements of your application.
The World Bank Robert S. McNamara Secretariat uses the average score of the two reviewers and the following other aspects to select the finalists:
• Maintaining a reasonably wide geographical distribution of awards, that takes into account the geographic distribution of eligible applications;
• Maintaining a reasonable distribution of awards across gender that takes into account the distribution of eligible applications across gender;
• Giving fellowships to those applicants who, other things equal, appear to have limited financial resources;
• Giving preference to applicants currently employed as a lecturer or researcher at an academic or research institution in a member developing country of the World Bank;
• Giving preference to applicants who have not received a JJ/WBGSP scholarship for a master’s degree program.
The finalists are presented to the World Bank Robert S. McNamara Steering Committee (composed of some members of the World Bank Board of Directors and WB management) for final review and selection of the winners of the award.
The Secretariat informs the scholarship winners by end-January.
Benefits:
RSMFP provides up to $25,000 (U.S.) for developing country nationals to travel abroad to conduct development-related PhD research under the supervision of a host advisor at a university, research or development institution in a World Bank member country. Scholarship covers a 6 to 10 month period. Details on eligible expenditures is provided in the Application Guidelines.
How to Apply:
This fellowship supports PhD candidates from developing country to conduct innovative, development-related, doctoral research under the supervision of a research advisor abroad.
To begin the web-based application process for a Robert S. McNamara fellowship, we recommend that you:
Please note:
i) The FAQs document is updated regularly to ensure clarity of instructions.
ii) You will be required to upload a proposed budget for RSM financing in the application. The template you are required to use for this budget can be download here
iii) Regarding some eligibility criteria you may want to refer to the list of World Bank member countries, and the list of World Bank countries that can receive Bank financing.
Official Website:
The World Bank Scholarships Program contributes to the World Bank Group’s mission of forging new dynamic approaches to capacity development and knowledge sharing in the developing world. The World Bank Scholarship Program is an important component of the Bank Group’s efforts to promote economic development and shared prosperity through investing in education and developing human resources in the developing world. Since 1982, the World Bank Scholarships Program has helped to form a pool of well-trained and experienced development professionals, transforming their countries and positively impacting future generations.
Currently, the World Bank Scholarships Program offers two sources of funding for graduate studies in development-related fields for mid-career professionals and researchers.
Selection Process:
The RSMFP uses the following process to review completed applications, with the aim to identify eligible candidates with the most innovative and relevant research proposals in the area of development.
Two qualified reviewers independently review each eligible application to assess the following:
1) Quality of the proposed fellowship (70%)
2) Prospects for a productive career in research post-PhD (30%)
Information provided by your PhD thesis supervisor and your host institution research advisor are particularly important elements of your application.
The World Bank Robert S. McNamara Secretariat uses the average score of the two reviewers and the following other aspects to select the finalists:
• Maintaining a reasonably wide geographical distribution of awards, that takes into account the geographic distribution of eligible applications;
• Maintaining a reasonable distribution of awards across gender that takes into account the distribution of eligible applications across gender;
• Giving fellowships to those applicants who, other things equal, appear to have limited financial resources;
• Giving preference to applicants currently employed as a lecturer or researcher at an academic or research institution in a member developing country of the World Bank;
• Giving preference to applicants who have not received a JJ/WBGSP scholarship for a master’s degree program.
The finalists are presented to the World Bank Robert S. McNamara Steering Committee (composed of some members of the World Bank Board of Directors and WB management) for final review and selection of the winners of the award.
The Secretariat informs the scholarship winners by end-January.
Benefits:
RSMFP provides up to $25,000 (U.S.) for developing country nationals to travel abroad to conduct development-related PhD research under the supervision of a host advisor at a university, research or development institution in a World Bank member country. Scholarship covers a 6 to 10 month period. Details on eligible expenditures is provided in the Application Guidelines.
How to Apply:
This fellowship supports PhD candidates from developing country to conduct innovative, development-related, doctoral research under the supervision of a research advisor abroad.
To begin the web-based application process for a Robert S. McNamara fellowship, we recommend that you:
- Review the Application Guidelines and FAQs posted below. The Application Guidelines contain the complete set of eligibility requirements associated with this fellowship.
- To apply, click on APPLY ONLINE HERE and use the instructions "Accessing the Online RSMFP Application" posted below to Log-in.
- Refer to "Navigating the Online RSMFP Application" posted below for guidance on how to maneuver within the various components of the online application.
- Complete the application, referring to the Application Guidelines and FAQs posted above.
Please note:
i) The FAQs document is updated regularly to ensure clarity of instructions.
ii) You will be required to upload a proposed budget for RSM financing in the application. The template you are required to use for this budget can be download here
iii) Regarding some eligibility criteria you may want to refer to the list of World Bank member countries, and the list of World Bank countries that can receive Bank financing.
Official Website:
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