MEXT (UR) Scholarship for International Students 2024-2025 (Fully-funded)

MEXT (UR) Scholarship for International Students at the Ritsumeikan Asian Pacific University (APU) is currently open for applications from suitably qualified candidates who wish to enrol in a degree program at the University for the 2024 – 2025 academic session.
The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) provides this scholarship with the aim of enhancing the international competitiveness and promoting the active exchange of international students in Japanese universities.

This scholarship is awarded to outstanding international students who are recommended by Asian Pacific University (APU). APU Graduate School has numerous scholarship opportunities available at the time of application. To be considered for this scholarship, applicants must first apply to the university which will in turn select eligible candidates to recommend to the scholarship organization.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants are expected to meet the following conditions for MEXT (UR) Scholarship for International Students:

• Intend to study abroad in Japan from overseas
• Be a national of a MEXT designated country
• Be born on or after April 2, 1989
• Have achieved a GPA of at least 2.30 on a 3.00 scale at their most recent university

Scholarship Benefits

Successful applicants for MEXT (UR) Scholarship for International Students will receive the following benefits:

• 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

Application Procedures

How-to-Apply: Interested applicants seeking for MEXT (UR) Scholarship for International Students should follow these steps:

• Submit the APU application by November 15, 2024.
  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.

Application Deadline: 15 November, 2024

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