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Application Requirements  \nMeet one of the following application qualifications.  \n(1) Students enrolled in the 1st to 3rd year of the doctoral program  \n(2) Students enrolled in the 3rd to 5th year of an integrated doctoral program  \n(3) Students enrolled in the 1st to 4th year of a 4-year doctoral program  \n*\"Enrolled \" refers to students whose academic status is \"enrolled\" or \"studying abroad\"  \nHowever, the following students are not eligible for this scholarship  \n(1) Students who are enrolled for more than the standard enrollment period.  \n(2) Government-financed or sponsored foreign students.  \n(3) International students under an agreement with a foreign university who have not paid tuition fees to Ritsumeikan University.  \n(4) In addition to (2) and (3), students who have received other scholarships equivalent to the full amount of tuition fees or who have paid the full amount of tuition fees by an organization or institution that provides scholarship benefits on their behalf.  \n(5) Students who are granted the \"Graduate Category I\" of the “Ritsumeikan University Tuition Reduction Scholarship for International Students.  \n(6) Those who are receiving scholarships that cannot be combined (including recipients of MEXT scholarships, foreign government scholarships, Asian Development Bank scholarships, World Bank scholarships, etc.) . Students receiving scholarships that cannot be combined. (including recipients of MEXT scholarships, foreign government scholarships, Asian Development Bank scholarships, World Bank scholarships, etc.)  \n(7) Students on leave of absence from the university. If a student takes a leave of absence after being selected, the student will be disqualified from receiving the scholarship.  \n(8) Those who are currently employed as JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Fellows  \n(9) Those stipulated in Article 80 of the Ritsumeikan University Graduate School Regulations (those who have paid the special enrollment fee in lieu of tuition)  \nApplication Precautions  \n(1) It is not possible to specify the type of scholarship (A or B) to apply for; applications for A and B scholarships will be made in batches, and the criteria for receiving the scholarship will be outstanding students for A, and outstanding students equivalent to A for B.  \n(2) Based on the application, each graduate school will conduct a selection process and decide whether the applicant is \"Accepted\" (one of the scholarship types (A or B) at each graduate school) or \"Not accepted\".  \n(3) This scholarship may be combined with other scholarships. However, please make sure that there is no prohibition on the co-subscription of this scholarship with any other scholarship before applying.  \n(4) The \"educational and research objectives of each graduate school\" listed as the subject of the application shall be the \"educational and research objectives\" stipulated in the regulations of each graduate school.  \n(5) NEXT Student Fellows and RARA Student Fellow electees are also eligible to apply.  \n2. Number of Recipients  \nThe number recipients for Scholarship A and Scholarship B are as follows.  \nScholarship A : 5% of the total number of students enrolled in the doctoral program at each graduate school as of May 1, 2026, is the maximum number of students to be selected.  \nScholarship B : 15% of the total number of students enrolled in the doctoral program at each graduate school as of May 1, 2026, is the maximum number of students to be selected.  \n3. 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