Financial Aid for Intercultural Exchange
Ritsumeikan University Financial Aid for Intercultural Exchange
Ritsumeikan University Financial Aid for Intercultural Exchange: Recent Events!
Ritsumeikan University is active in financially supporting student-led and student-group-led events through the Ritsumeikan University Financial Aid for Intercultural Exchange. Check out the event reports below for a taste of what kind of fun and exciting events your classmates have imagined and brought to fruition with the help of the Financial Aid for Intercultural Exchange!
- Oct 31st, 2022 - BKC Halloween Party!
- Nov 19th and 27th, 2022 - Let's View the Autumn Leaves Wearing Kimonos!
- Nov 12th, 2022 - Japanese Culture Through Mask Making
- July 10th and 17th, 2022 - Learning about Japanese culture through making Japanese sweets
How to Apply: Ritsumeikan University Financial Aid for Intercultural Exchange
Application forms for the Spring Semester application window are now online!
The Ritsumeikan University Financial Aid for Intercultural Exchange offers funding to both individual RU students and student groups for student-organized activities, events and projects focused on intercultural exchange (exchange between peoples of different backgrounds and cultures). The application for this semester will be held as follows.
-About the Application Period
Fall Semester Application Period: Wed, Apr 19 to 17:00 on Wed, Apr 26, 2023 (Japan Time)
-Application Guidelines and Application Forms
1) Application Form (form 1)
2) Handbook for Applying for Financial Aid
3) Regulations
-Inquiries
All related inquiries should be sent to ruibunka@st.ritsumei.ac.jp. For inquiries set the subject of your email as “Question about Financial Aid for Cultural Exchange” and clearly state your name and student ID number at the start of your email.
-Submitting an Application
The individual student or leader of the group which is applying should submit an application from their university email account. An Application Form and document proof of any predicted expenditures and/or income must be attached. The subject of the email should be “Application for Financial Aid for Intercultural Exchange”.
Submit Applications to the International Center via email at: ruibunka@st.ritsumei.ac.jp
-Guidance Session
At the Guidance Session some pointers will be given on how to fill out the application forms. Interested applicants who are unsure of how to fill out the application or who aren’t yet sure if they want to apply or not are encouraged to attend. Let it be understood that attendance at the Guidance Session will have no role in deciding which applications are selected for the Financial Aid and which are turned down.
Date: Thu, Apr 13, 2023
Time: 12:20 - 12:50
Language: English
Place: Online via zoom. See manaba+R or the email sent out via the mailing list for the link.
-Consultation
Any student considering applying who has questions about the application form, handbook, regulations or anything else is strongly encouraged to inquire in advance. Consultation is possible during the following window, following the instructions below.
Consultation window: Mon, Apr 10 - Fri, Apr 21, 2023 (Japan Time)
Place: Zoom. Send an email to the address above and provide three timeframes during which you would be available to discuss your questions. The email should be sent by 16:00 on the day prior to your earliest stated availability. The office will choose a time that works and send you a Zoom link.
*Consultation is only possible during the International Center's open hours. The International Center is open from 10:00 - 11:30 and from 12:30 - 17:00 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and from 12:30 - 17:00 on Thursdays.
