AY2025 Application Guidelines for

Rikkyo Promising Future Scholarship (RPFS)
For April/September PEACE Enrollees through general entrance application
1. Objective
The Rikkyo Promising Future Scholarship (RPFS), for which eligibility is determined at thetime of application, aims at excellent privately financed international students from various
regions and countries who display a strong desire to study at Rikkyo University, thereby
welcoming excellent international students from various regions and countries across the world,
contributing to the further internationalization of Rikkyo, and nurturing students to use theirstudies at Rikkyo to play an active international role in their future careers.
2. Student Eligible for the RPFS
The subject of the RPFS shall be those students who enroll in the College of Law and Politics,
College of Intercultural Communication, and the Global Liberal Arts Program, through thegeneral entrance application of the PEACE program.
3. Scholarship Amount, Payment Method and PeriodAward Amount【April enrollment】
JPY 1,000,000 for the first 2 consecutive semesters (JPY500,000/semester)【September enrollment】
JPY 1,500,000 for the first 3 consecutive semesters (JPY500,000/semester)
Payment Method
Automatically deducted from the required fees by semester.
Payment Period【April enrollment】
1 year (2 consecutive semesters)【September enrollment】
1.5 years (3 consecutive semesters)
4. Number of Recipients
10 students/AY (enrollees through general entrance application)
5. Application Eligibility and Requirements(1) Students who have or will have the “Student” status of residence at the time of admission;and.
(2) Students accepted for enrollment to Rikkyo through the general entrance application of thePEACE Program.
(3) It is not approved to receive the RPFS at the same time as any other scholarships fromRikkyo University (except for the Rikkyo University Global Scholarship).
(4) If students who applied with a Predicted Score and are candidates for the RPFS do not meetthe requirements in the Final Score, the scholarship will be withdrawn or canceled.

6. Applications
An applicant for the Scholarship shall apply through the online application system at the timeof application for the PEACE program.
7. Selection and Determination of Prospective Recipients
Successful applicants are selected through general entrance application of each college anddetermined by the University.
8. Announcements
Prospective recipients shall be notified of the awarding of the RPFS through the online
application system at the time they are notified of acceptance into Rikkyo.
9. Important Notices⚫ In the light of the spirit of the scholarship, the recipients of the scholarship shall endeavor
in their study at Rikkyo and complete their courses, while serving as a good role model forothers.
⚫ The scholarship shall be withdrawn in the event that it transpires that a recipient does nothave the “Student” status of residence after enrollment in principle. In that case, therecipient must return the amounts covered by the scholarship.
⚫ The scholarship shall not be paid for semesters in which a student takes a leave of absence.
Also, payment of the scholarship may be suspended when it is recognized thatcircumstances have arisen in which it is not appropriate to award the scholarship, such as
the recipient abandoning their studies at Rikkyo.
⚫ A recipient shall forfeit eligibility to receive the scholarship, when they are subject towithdrawal or expulsion from Rikkyo, or, when it is deemed appropriate to disqualify themfrom receiving the scholarship due to suspension from classes or disciplinary action, etc.
Applications Schedules
Application Schedule 1 for PEACE applicants to be enrolled in April/September, 2025
RPFS
application
periodNovember 8, 2024 toAnnouncementof selection
results

January 17, 2025

November 28, 2024

Apply for the RPFS through the online
application system during the application
period for the PEACE program.
To be announced through the online
application system at the time of notificationof acceptance into Rikkyo

Application Schedule 2 for PEACE applicants to be enrolled in September, 2025
Scholarship
applicationperiod
Announcementof selection
results

January 20, 2025 toFebruary 10, 2025
March 7, 2025

Apply for the RPFS through the online
application system during the application
period for the PEACE program
To be announced through the online
application system at the time of notificationof acceptance into Rikkyo(End)