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Call for application for the AY 2025 RARA Student Fellowship Program
Ritsumeikan Univ. is pleased to announce a fellowship program of "RARA Student Fellow. "This program is that we will foster "T-type doctoral impact makers" （RARA×SPRING）and "next-generation AI advanced business people",（RARA×BOOST） both of who can not only deepen their own specialized research fields but also demonstrate social impact through collaboration with other researchers and other professionals in different fields.
Please check the application guidelines for details.
Eligibility
Those who will be in the 1st year of the doctoral course of the University in the spring semester of AY2025
*However, Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship recipients, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellow and so on shall be excluded.
Number of positions to be made available
First call for application
Approx. 15 students for the RARA x SPRING
Second call for applications
Approx. 20 students for the RARA x SPRING
Approx. 3 students for the RARA x BOOST
Application Schedule
| First Call | Second Call | |
|---|---|---|
| Program | RARA×SPRING | RARA×SPRING RARA×BOOST |
| Application Period | Between Thursday, September 19 and 13:00 on Friday, October 4, 2024 | Between Monday, February 17 and 13:00 on Friday, February 28, 2025 |
| Announcement of Adoption/Rejection ＊Be informed to the applicant (by email) |
Friday, November 1, 2024 | Friday, March 21, 2025 |
Application Guidelines/Application Documents
Application Guidelines-Application Guidelines for RARA Student Fellowship Program PDF
Application documents1. Application Form (Form 1)
*In addition, students of Ritsumeikan University are required to submit their research achievements on the “Ri-SEARCH (Ritsumeikan University Search Engine of Academic Record and Career History of Young Researchers)” （https://gyoseki-web.ritsumei.ac.jp/ritgsap/P300）,
and students of Department of Pharmacy and those from other universities are required to submit a list of their research achievements (in free format).
2. Letter of Recommendation from your supervisor (Form 2)
3. Self-promotion video (within 2 minutes and 30 MB)
-Application Checklist (This is NOT required to be submitted.)
Submission method
Please register for application from the following URL, then submit ALL your application documents.
For details, please check the application guidelines.
URL：https://rw.ritsumei.ac.jp/survey/guest/SVA4FD0.html?key=LNG20240724092552934369029
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You can apply only during the application period.
Contact
RARA Office, Ritsumeikan University
Email：rara@st.ritsumei.ac.jp
*Answers to inquiries outside of business hours, such as during weekends and holidays or long holidays, will be delayed.
