Financial Support
Support Program for Research Group Activities (KENKYUKAI-KATSUDO Grant )
The purpose of this grant is to encourage graduate students to engage in research activities voluntarily with students of different graduate schools as members of student society.
Grant Details
1. Financial Support
A grant of up to 100,000 yen is offered to each society per year. The amount covers expenses for society-hosted events ("Event Expenses") and expenses for speakers invited from outside the university ("Expenses for Invited Speakers").
2. Facility Lease
Eligible societies will be granted the lease of classroom space when they carry out activities on campus in accordance with the conditions of leasing facilities to Ritsumeikan University student organizations engaged in extracurricular activities.
Number of Eligible Societies
Up to 30 societies will be provided the grant, up to 25 societies in Spring Application and up to 5 societies in Fall Application.
*If the total number of accepted societies in Spring Application does not reach 25, the rest of the number of societies will be accepted additionally in Fall Application.
Application Period
| Spring Semester | Monday, April 20, 2026 at 09:00 (JST) ～ Friday, May 8, 2026 at 17:00 (JST) |
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| Fall Semester | Monday, July 27, 2026 at 09:00 (JST) ～ Friday, August 21, 2026 at 17:00 (JST) |
Application Guidelines
Application Format for KENKYUKAI-KATSUDO Grant and related documents are posted on moodle+R.
Application to Participate in Student Research Societies Selected for AY2026 KENKYUKAI-KATSUDO Grant (Grant for Student Research Societies)
If you wish to participate in a selected student research society as a guest or register as a member, please check the activity overview and apply from the link below. The administration office will forward your application to the representative of the applicable student research society, and the representative or the administration office will contact you.
*Please note that the member composition is the information at the time of selection.
【Handling of Personal Information】
Information given in the application, including personal information such as your contact details, will be shared with the representative of the student research society. The administration office and the representative of the student research society will use the collected personal information solely for communication related to student research society participation and will not use it for other purposes.
Overview of Activities of Student Research Societies
*Spring semester Selected Research Societies announced (June 15, 2026)
| Name of Student Research Societies | Overview and Members |
|---|---|
| Machilabo Kyoto |
『Machilabo Kyoto』 [Objective]: <Research on Multicultural Coexistence Strategies through Extracurricular Activities> There are currently approximately 3.5 million foreign residents in Japan. By 2035, this number is expected to exceed 5 million. We must learn how to coexist while respecting and understanding each other’s communities. Through interactions with international students at our university as well as students from other universities and language schools, and through cross-cultural experiences, we will gain insights in extracurricular classes and research strategies for coexistence. While fostering exchanges with international students and local residents, we will explore the ideal form of multicultural coexistence that we should strive for. [Members] Graduate School of Language Education and Information Science M1 × 2 ／ Graduate School of International Relations M2 × 1 |
| Research Society for Skeletal Muscle Protein Metabolism |
This research group focuses on skeletal muscle, a subject of shared interest, to help graduate students improve their experimental skills. We are working to uncover the mechanisms behind anabolic resistance, a key factor in the loss of skeletal muscle mass, and we plan to present our results at conferences and publish them in academic journals. [Members] Graduate School of Sport and Health Science D1 × 1 ／ Graduate School of Sport and Health Science D4 × 2 ／ Graduate School of Pharmacy D4 × 1 |
| Research Group on Microaggressions |
Unconscious biases embedded in daily life and support settings can manifest as microaggressions that unintentionally harm others. This research society examines the process by which practitioners' unconscious biases are converted into microaggressions, drawing on four domains: addiction support, prolonged disorders of consciousness, child welfare, and fat representation. We aim to produce knowledge that promotes self-awareness and behavioral change among practitioners, contributing to the development of safer and more ethical person-centered care. [Members] Graduate School of Sociology D4 × 2 ／ Graduate School of Sociology M2 × 1 ／ Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences D6 × 1 |
| U.S.-China Technology Competition and Strategic Analysis |
This research society examines U.S. policies toward China’s semiconductor industry under U.S.–China technological competition and their effects on Chinese firms, global value chains, and key economies such as Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan. It analyzes how export controls and technological blockades reshape corporate competitiveness, industrial policy, and supply chain strategies, while also considering new opportunities for emerging semiconductor economies such as India. In addition, the society investigates how great-power competition is represented in modern Japanese discourse, focusing on demonstrative pronoun usage through corpus-based analysis. [Members] Graduate School of Economics D1 × 1 ／ Graduate School of International Relations D4 × 3 ／ Graduate School of International Relations D5 × 1 ／ Graduate School of International Relations M1 × 1 ／ Graduate School of Letters D3 × 1 ／ Working professionals × 2 |
| Robot × Expression Research |
This research society aims to explore mutual understanding between humans and robots by translating the embodied knowledge and aesthetic forms embodied in the “kata” of Kabuki into robotics. Through the analysis of Kabuki movements, robot motion control, costume design, and exhibition space construction, the project seeks to reconstruct bodily expression in a three-dimensional form while digitally archiving the entire creative process itself, thereby proposing a new model for cultural preservation and social implementation. [Members] Graduate School of Science in Arts and Design M1 × 3 ／ Graduate School of Letters M2 × 1 |
*Only research groups that have requested publicity in English are listed here. For information on other accepted research groups, please refer to the Japanese version of the website.(https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/ru_gr/g-career/financial/detail/?id=11)
Application Deadline
January 31, 2027
Final Reports of each KENKYUKAI in 2025
- マイクログレッション研究会
- メディア心理学研究会
- 移動・空間・時間研究会（いくじ研）
- 気候変動適応策研究会
- 現代東アジア映画研究会
- 古文用音声認識システム研究会
- 実践日本語教育研究会
- 社会学リーディング研究会
- 社会倫理学研究会
- 日本近現代文芸研究会
- 日本思想史研究会
- 文構造研究会
- 立命館朝鮮近現代史研究会
- Meta-Glocal研究会
- エスノグラフィー研究会
- カント哲学・美学研究会
- まちらぼ京都
- モビリティーズ研究会
- 記憶の哲学研究会
- 骨格筋タンパク質代謝研究会
- 若者の教育とキャリア研究会
- 立命館大学唯物論研究会
- 墓誌銘研究会
- 中東・イスラーム地域研究 院生研究会/
Graduate Student Society for Middle Eastern and Islamic Area Studies (GSMEIAS)_研究成果報告書 - 立命館大学 生命科学・薬学 若手の会