The MEXT University Recommendation (UR) Scholarships applications are now open for international Postgraduate students interested in or seeking to study at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU), to study in Japan. The University Recommendation Scholarship if fully funded by the Japanese Government, is awarded to outstanding international students recommended by APU as a way of promoting competitiveness and international student exchange.
Scholarship Details
To be considered for the MEXT University Recommendation (UR) Scholarships, applicants must first apply to APU. APU will then select eligible candidates to recommend to the scholarship organization.
This scholarship is awarded to outstanding international students who are recommended by APU. The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) provides this scholarship with the aim of enhancing international competitiveness and promoting the active exchange of international students in Japanese universities.
Award Value
The MEXT University Recommendation (UR) Scholarships are fully funded to cover:
- Full admission fee.
- 100% of tuition (covered by the APU Tuition Reduction Scholarship).
- 144,000 JPY per month for living expenses (amount subject to change).
- Economy class air travel between the home country and APU at the beginning and end of the program.
Level and Areas of Study
Postgraduate in any discipline.
Place of Study
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants for the MEXT University Recommendation (UR) Scholarships must meet these criteria:
- Intend to study abroad in Japan from overseas.
- Be a national of a MEXT-designated country
- Be born on or after April 2, 1988.
- Have achieved a GPA of at least 2.30 on a 3.00 scale at their most recent university.
- Those who are serving on active military duty or civilians employed by the military at the time of application are not eligible for this scholarship.
- Recipients must be able to arrive in Japan during the arrival period stipulated by APU.
- Those who apply for this scholarship cannot have received a MEXT scholarship in the past unless they have more than 3 years of educational research experience after the final payment of the previous MEXT scholarship award.
- Those who apply for this scholarship cannot be applying for another MEXT scholarship.
- Recipients of this scholarship cannot receive a scholarship from another scholarship organization while studying at APU.
- Recipients of this scholarship must have “student” as their status of residence (visa status) in Japan.
- The score validity period requirement for the English Proficiency Test Score: Only scores of examinations taken on or after March 24, 2021will be accepted.
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Application Procedure
How-To-Apply: Candidates seeking to secure the MEXT University Recommendation (UR) Scholarships note these steps:
- Submit the APU application by November 16, 2022(for September 2023 Enrollment). April enrollment not available. Additional documents are not required to be considered for this scholarship.
- APU reviews application documents and selects outstanding candidates to recommend to MEXT.
- Applicants selected to be recommended for this scholarship are notified with their final APU application results.
- Selected applicants complete and submit additional MEXT application documents to APU.
- The final scholarship award results are decided by MEXT.