APU 2022 MEXT (UR) Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to outstanding international students recommended by APU. The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) provides this scholarship to enhance international competitiveness and promote the active exchange of international students in Japanese universities.

• Table of Content
• About Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU)
• MEXT (UR) Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of MEXT (UR) Scholarship
• Requirements for MEXT (UR) Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU)

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) first opened its doors in 2000 thanks to a collaboration between the Ritsumeikan Trust, Oita Prefecture, and Beppu City. With an entirely new multicultural learning environment consisting of half international students and half Japanese/domestic students, APU’s aim was to provide an international education that lead to the development of global leaders, working in a diverse range of fields and industries. In these past twenty years, this goal has been reached with results exceeding expectations! APU now has over 10,000 alumni from more than one h... continue reading

MEXT (UR) Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of MEXT (UR) Scholarship

• 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

Requirements for MEXT (UR) Scholarship Qualification

• Intend to study abroad in Japan overseas
• Not have Japanese nationality and be a national of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan
• Be born on or after April 2, 1988

Notes: 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 APUThose 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 APURecipients of this scholarship must have student as their status of residence (visa status) in Japan

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• Submit the APU application by November 16, 2022. 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 of their final APU application results
• Selected applicants complete and submit additional MEXT (SGU) application documents to APU
• MEXT decides the final scholarship award results

For more details, visit APU website.