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Ritsumeikan University Graduate School SEISEKI-YUSHUSHA (Academic Excellence) Scholarship (For 1st Year of Enrollment)
1. Description
This scholarship is awarded to students who achieved great results in their entrance examinations and are entering the Master’s Program, the Integrated Doctoral Program (to the first-year) or the Professional Degree Program (applies only to Graduate School of Professional Teacher Education) at Ritsumeikan University.
Each graduate school will select prospective recipients for this scholarship from among those who passed the entrance examinations by their designated method with outstanding results and the prospective recipients will be informed of their eligibility at the time of their enrollment.
*No additional application for this scholarship is required.
*Those who are government-sponsored international students and those who are receiving financial assistance from other institutions that are equivalent to the government sponsorship are not eligible for this scholarship.
2. Scholarship Amount and Number of Recipients
| Graduate Schools | Amount of Stipend (per semester) and Number of Recipients | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Law, Business Administration, Sociology, International Relations, Policy Science, Public Policy, Letters, Language Education and Information Science, Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences, Sports and Health Science, Professional Teacher Education | Ⅰ: 100,000 yen | Ⅱ: 50,000 yen | |
| Combining I and II, a maximum of approximately 25% of the newly enrolled students | |||
| Economics | Ⅰ: 150,000 yen Approximately 10% of admitted students | Ⅱ: 100,000 yen Approximately 15% of admitted students | Ⅲ: 50,000 yen Approximately 25% of admitted students |
| Image Arts | Ⅰ: 150,000 yen | Ⅱ: 100,000 yen | Ⅲ: 50,000 yen |
| Combining I, II and III, approximately 50% of admitted students | |||
| Science and Engineering | Ⅰ: 250,000 yen Approximately 3% of admitted students | Ⅱ: 162,500 yen Approximately 22% of admitted students | |
| Information Science and Engineering | Ⅰ: 225,000 yen Approximately 25% of admitted students | Ⅱ: 50,000 yen Approximately 20% of admitted students | |
| Life Sciences | 150,000 yen Approximately 25% of admitted students | ||
| Technology Management | Ⅰ: 150,000 yen | Ⅱ: 100,000 yen | Ⅲ: 50,000 yen |
| Combining I, II and III, a maximum of approximately 70% of admitted students | |||
| Human Science | 50,000 yen | ||
| A maximum of approximately 25% of newly enrolled students | |||
3. Dispersal Method
The scholarship is disbursed to cover tuition of first and second semester (excluding the admission fee).
4. Inquires
Please contact the administrative office of the graduate school that you have chosen.
SHINGAKU-SHOREI Scholarship
For students who enrolled in or after April 2017, the SHINGAKU-SHOREI Scholarship will no longer be available. Instead, those students will be eligible for the SEISEKI-YUSHUSHA (Academic Excellence) Scholarship (For 1st Year of Enrollment).
*Students who enrolled in or before September 2016 are eligible for the SHINGAKAU-SHOREI Scholarship.
*Please see the information above for details on the SEISEKI-YUSHUSHA (Academic Excellence) Scholarship.
1. Description
The SHINGAKU-SHOREI Scholarship is awarded to students who achieved great results in the entrance examination conducted in the examination format designated by each graduate school.
Recipients of the scholarship are mainly chosen at the time of announcement of examination results. However, there is a possibility that additional recipients are selected due to refusal of original recipients.
2. Scholarship Types
There are two types of scholarships: SHOREI A and SHOREI B.
3. Amount of Stipend/ Number of Recipients
| Graduate School(s) | SHOREI A | SHOREI B |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Economics, Law, Sociology |
400,000 yen Up to 20% of admitted students |
200,000 yen Up to 30% of admitted students |
| International Relations, Policy Science, Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences |
480,000 yen Up to 20% of admitted students |
240,000 yen Up to 30% of admitted students |
| Letters, Language Education and Information Science, Science for Human Services |
460,000 yen Up to 20% of admitted students |
230,000 yen Up to 30% of admitted students |
| Image Arts | 900,000 yen Up to 25% of admitted students |
360,000 yen Up to 20% of admitted students |
| Sport and Health Science | 500,000 yen Up to 20% of admitted students |
250,000 yen Up to 30% of admitted students |
| Information Science and Engineering, Life Science, Science and Engineering, Technology Management |
750,000 yen Up to 25% of admitted students |
300,000 yen Up to 20% of admitted students |
Screening Methods of the Entrance Examination
- Recipients of this scholarship are chosen from among the candidates who successfully passed the entrance examination in the applicable examination format. (Scholarship application procedures are not required.)
- Government-sponsored international students or equivalent students that are scheduled to be admitted to the university are not eligible, even if the student passes the entrance examination in the applicable examination format.
- Students whose tuition is paid by a company or equivalent organization is not eligible, even if the student passes in the applicable examination format.
4. Dispersal Method
The scholarship is disbursed to cover tuition of the first and second semester (excluding the admission fee).
5. Inquiries
Please contact the administrative office of the relevant graduate school.
