MONBUKAGAKUSHO Scholarship

(Host University Recommendation)

Application Procedures

1.Documents to be Submitted

Please use the checklist on the next page and ensure ALL required documents are submitted.
Some of the required documents are contained in this PDF.
Please print all pages using double-sided printing.

Important Points for Application

1) The documents for submission should be written in either Japanese or English onto A4 paper by
the word-processing software. In case of the documents are written in other languages, the
Japanese translation should be necessary.
2) The name and birthday written in the application form should be same as those on your
passport.
3) The University will not return any of the documents once they have been received. Moreover,
we are unable to return your documents after submission if it is judged that you do not meet the
scholarship application requirements.
4) Ritsumeikan University will not accept applications unless all required documents are included.
All documents that are to be sent directly to the university must arrive no later than the deadline.

Application Period

Monday, 25th October 2010 Monday, 29th November 2010

Please send all documents by express post (EMS, FedEx, DHL etc)
All documents must arrive by the deadline.
We will accept only posted applications.
No applications by Email or fax will be accepted.

Application Mailing Address

For applicants to the following graduate schools: International Relations, Policy

Science, Letters
Ritsumeikan University International Center at Kinugasa
56-1 Toji-in Kitamachi, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan 603-8577
TEL: 075-465-8230
FAX 075-465-8160
Email: intl-kic@st.ritsumei.ac.jp

For applicants to the following graduate schools: Economics, Science & Engineering,
Technology Management
Ritsumeikan University International Center at BKC
1-1-1 Noji-Higashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan, 525-8577
TEL: 077-561-3946 FAX 077-561-3956 Email: cger-bkc@st.ritsumei.ac.jp

If you have any questions or concerns about the application process, please do not hesitate to
contact the International Center using the contact information provided above.
 MONBUKAGAKUSHO Scholarship
(Host University Recommendation)
Application Documents (September 2011 Entrance)
Document Checklist:
(*forms 1,2,3, 13 are included in this PDF) Please use double-sided printing when printing these forms

***Numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9 (in red) must be original versions. However, they may be accepted as originals if
they are sent as photocopies on which an authorized stamp/seal has been given by their issuing agency. (The
stamp itself must be original, not photocopies.)

1. APPLICATION FOR JAPANESE GOVERNMENT (MEXT) SCHOLARSHIP (5 pages)

Please complete this form in the language in which your program is held (English or Japanese).

2. Application Questionnaire (3 pages)

3. Field of Study and Study Program (2 pages)

* Field of Study should be a summary of your studies/research up until present, whereas Study Program in Japan should refer
to what you hope to accomplish during your study/research term in Japan.

4. Recommendation by the dean or a person of higher position at the applicant s school or

institution (to be written to the President of Ritsumeikan University, Japan)

5. Certificates of completion or certificates/letters stating expected graduation date of

programs and academic degrees awarded by undergraduate or graduate schools

6. Academic transcripts issued by undergraduate or graduate schools attended (to be

attached with a clear indicator, such as GPA or specific rank order)

7. Summary of thesis written for degree most recently completed (please attach with
application)

8. Certificate of employment Only for those currently employed at time of application

9. Applicant s family or citizen registry in home country. If such a certificate cannot be obtained,
a birth certificate is also acceptable. (Must be the original, or include the official seal of the
issuing government organization)

10. Copy of applicant s passport (if you have a passport)

11. Proof of linguistic talent/practical expertise (e.g., TOEFL, TOEIC, Scores from the
Japanese as a Foreign Language section of the Examination for Japanese University
Admission for International Students (EJU) / Japanese Language Proficiency Test)

12. If possible, photocopies of any additional certificates of professional/academic development

(Eg. Results from special training courses, academic awards, etc.)

13. Certificate of Health (Please use the prescribed form, or a form that contains the same
information as the prescribed health form.)

14. Three (3) photographs of the student (taken within 6 months, 4.5x3.5 cm, from the waist up,
full faced, no hats or caps on and including the student's name and nationality on the reverse
side, one to be pasted on the designated spot on each form)

Application Period: Monday, 25th October 2010 Monday, 29th November 2010
(All documents must arrive before the deadline. Please allow sufficient time for their delivery)
A P P L I C AT I O N F O R J A PA N E S E G O V E R N M E N T ( M O N B U K A G A K U S H O : M ) SCHOLARSHIP
 APPLICATION QUESTIONNAIRE
(HOST UNIVERSITY RECOMMENDATION SCHOLARSHIP)

1. /Name As appears on your passport

2. /Birthday /Year /Month /Day

3. /Nationality

4. Do you have Japanese citizenship

a) Yes, I have b) No, I don t have

5. 1 ( )
The first course you plan to take at Ritsumeikan. Please place one check ( ) only.
(
)Research Research
Master Doctoral
Language Graduate School Student(Master Student (Doctor
Course Course
Course level) Course Level)
Economics
International Relations
Courses Policy Science
Provided in Science and Engineering
English Technology Management

Courses
Provided in
Japanese

6. Field of study in Japan

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7. 5. Please fill in the following.
(*Only for those who filled in a box under the column Research Student in Question 5 above.)

Your plan following the conclusion of this term.

3 1 ( ) Please mark either a),b)or c with .
Choose one
a) Research Student only
b) Will enroll in the Master s Degree Course
c) Will enroll in the Doctoral Course

In order to become full-time degree seeking students, research students may, during their research term, take
the entrance examination of the graduate school in which they are enrolled. If this exam is passed, and all
appropriate entrance procedures are completed, it is possible for research students to become degree-seeking
student at the same graduate school.

Notice

Research students wishing to enter into a Ritsumeikan University Master s or Doctoral course may be
able to extend their scholarship award until the completion of their master s program (24 months) or
doctoral program (36 months). However students already enrolled in Master s course studies are unable
to extend their scholarship award to doctoral studies upon completion of their master s program.

8. Your desired supervising professor and your contact status.

Name of Professor
Contact Status
a) Yes, I have been in contact with this professor
b) No, I have not been in contact with this professor

9. Have you applied to other

universities for a MEXT scholarship
a) Yes, I have b) No, I haven t.

10.
If you are applying for any other (non-MEXT)
scholarships, state the name of the sponsor, duration, amount, etc.
Scholarship sponsoring Institution
Scholarship period /Year /Month /Year /Month
Amount

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 Release date of scholarship application results /Year /Month /Day

11.
Please indicate the nearest international airport to your home (must be in your country of nationality):

/Airport

12.

Please indicate the nearest Japanese embassy or consulate to your home where you could obtain a
Japanese visa (must be in your country of nationality):

13.
In the event that your application for
Monbukagakusho funded studies is not successful, do you wish to enter Ritsumeikan as a
self-financed student (The student pays for their own academic fees and tuition)

a) Yes, I would. b) No, I wouldn t.

End of Questionnaire

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 CERTIFICATE OF HEALTH (to be completed by the examining physician)

Please fill out (PRINT/ TYPE) in Japanese or English.

Male
Name: , Female Date of Birth: Age:
Family name, First name Middle name

Physical Examination

(1)
Height cm Weight kg

(2) regular
Blood pressure mm/ Hg mm/ Hg Blood type A B O RH Pulse irregular

(3)
Eyesight: (R) (L) (R) (L) normal
Without glasses With glasses or contact lenses Color blindness impaired

(4) normal normal

Hearing: impaired Speech: impaired

)
Please describe the results of physical and X-ray examinations of the applicant's chest x-rays (X-rays taken more than
6 months prior
to this certification are NOT valid).

normal normal
Lungs: impaired Cardiomegaly: impaired

Date
Film No. Electrocardiograph : normal
impaired
Describe the condition of applicant's lungs.

Yes (Conditions/ particulars: )

Under medical treatment at present No

Past history : Please indicate with or and fill in the date of recovery

Tuberculosis...... ( . . ) Malaria....... ( . . ) Other communicable disease...... ( . . )

Epilepsy...... ( . . ) Kidney disease..... ( . . ) Heart disease...... ( . . )
Diabetes...... ( . . ) Drug allergy...... ( . . ) Psychosis..... ( . . )
Functional disorder in extremities...... ( . . )

Laboratory tests
Urinalysis: glucose ( ), protein ( ), occult blood ( )

ESR: mm/ Hr, WBC count: / cmm

anemia
Hemoglobin: gm/ dl, GPT:

Yes No

In view of the applicant's history and the above findings, is it your observation that his/ her health status is adequate to pu
rsue studies in Japan

Yes No

Particulars or additional comments:

Date: Signature:

Physician's Name (Print):

Office/ Institution:

Address: