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Ritsumeikan University
APPLICATION GUIDELINES (PGP) 2009
The Japanese Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (MONBUKAGAKUSHO)
HOST UNIVERSITY RECOMMENDATION SCHOLARSHIP
"The International Priority Graduate Program (PGP)"
The Monbukagakusho offers scholarships to international students with
recommendations from their host universities under the following
guidelines:
I. ELIGIBILITY AND CONDITIONS
1) Applicants must be graduate students who will newly enter Japan for
the purpose of study.
2) Nationality
Applicants must have nationality of a country that is recognized by
the Japanese government as of April 1, 2009.
3) Age
Applicants must have been born on or after April 2, 1974.
4) Educational Qualifications
Applicants must have at least an undergraduate degree.
5) Major Fields
Applicants must specialize in the same or related field as their area
of study in their home university. It must also be a field in which
the applicant can receive supervision and guidance at the institution
where the applicant has been admitted.
6) Language
All courses at this program are conducted in English. Applicants must
possess a sufficiently high level of English proficiency to be able to
take classes in English.
7) Health
Applicants must be in both good physical and mental health.
8) Arrival in Japan
Applicants must arrive in Japan on the date designated by the host
institution in mid-September, 2009. Applicants will be notified of
further details regarding arrival in Japan at a later date. Neither
travel allowances nor lump-sums will be provided in cases where travel
to Japan is not possible between the designated dates.
9) Application Deadline
Ritsumeikan will undertake preliminary screening of applications prior
to forwarding them to the Monbukagakusho (in addition to other
documents prepared by the university). Completed applications must be
submitted with all necessary documents to the Ritsumeikan University
International Center at Kinugasa Campus or Biwako-Kusatsu Campus,
depending upon the Graduate School you are applying to (address
written below) by February 8, 2009. Faxes are also acceptable,
however, all original documents must arrive at the respective Office
of International Education by the above date.