Fully Funded: 2026 World Bank Young Professionals Program (YPP) | How To Apply

The World Bank Young Professionals Program (YPP) is a starting point for an exciting career at the World Bank Group.

Young Professionals are recruited from around the world with various academic and professional backgrounds relevant to the World Bank, IFC,andMIGA.

If you are invited to join the World Bank YPP, your offer will include a 2-year term contract as a mid-career staff member (GF level), which may be followed by a 5-year renewable contract based on performance.

In this post, we will tell you more about the World Bank Group Young Professionals Program.

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World Bank Group Young Professionals Program Summary

• Host: World Bank | IMF | MIGA
• Category: Internships | Training | Fellowships
• Eligible Countries: All Countries 
• Reward: Competitive Salary | Benefits & Packages | Employment
• Deadline: September 30, 2025.

Details of World Bank Young Professionals Program

The World Bank and IFC have merged their respective Young Professionals Programs into one World Bank Group Young Professionals Program (WBG YPP).

The program now recruits on behalf of three institutions (the World Bank, IFC and MIGA).  Building on the rich legacy of its predecessor programs, the WBG YPP aims to develop future leaders to collaborate effectively across our institutions on joint WBG solutions to development challenges.

Young Professionals are recruited from around the world, with preference to nationals of WBG member countries and countries of operations. We encourage all qualified individuals from diverse professional, academic, and cultural backgrounds to apply.

World Bank Group Young Professionals Program Requirements

To be considered for the World Bank Group Young Professionals Program, applicants must:

• Have a minimum of a master’s degree with 2 – 6 years of professional working experience.
• Be a National of a World Bank Group member country as demonstrated by your officially issued passport or equivalent document. 
• Show the completion of a masters-level degree or equivalent in a relevant field, or a higher qualification in a relevant field, before September 1, 2026.
  • If you are pursuing a doctorate, full-time doctoral research studies in a relevant field at an accredited institution may count towards the required work experience, and the degree must be substantially complete with all the written work submitted before September 1, 2026. 
• Demonstrate an excellent command of spoken and written English language (fluency in other languages might be advantageous to your application). 
• Not be a World Bank Group staff member nor be precluded from applying or joining the program by the employment eligibility policy from the time of application to the Young Professionals Program. 
• Not hold an ET or ST contract in the Bank.  
• You may apply this year if you are a JPA or a former Bank intern (interns should have their appointment end date on or before September 30, 2025).

Benefits of the World Bank Group Young Professionals Program

• The World Bank Group Young Professionals Program (WBG YPP) offers a competitive salary and benefits package as part of a 5-year term contract.
• Benefits include health, life and accident insurance, a pension plan and possible relocation and mobility benefits depending on WBG guidelines.

Required Documents for World Bank Young Professionals Program

Please have the following documents in the format below before starting the application.

• Your CV/resume (ideally 1 page and no longer than 2 pages) 
• Passport photo page to help confirm your birth date and primary nationality
• Transcript(s) or enrollment letter(s) to confirm your post-graduate educational degrees and (expected) completion dates 

How To Apply for World Bank Young Professionals Program 2026

To apply for the World Bank Young Professionals Program, interested and qualified candidates should;

• Click the green button below to visit the World Bank Group’s website.
• Click the APPLY button and submit an application for the program.
• The application portal opens on September 1, 2025, and closes on September 30, 2025, at 11:59 UTC (late applications will not be considered). 
• Be sure your work program selection is clearly supported in your application by your demonstrated skills, education, and experience. 
• Successful candidates are expected to be invited to interviews and assessments in December 2025 through January 2026. 
• The World Bank Group plans to inform the selected candidates in late-January 2026.