• Summary of Research Assistance
• Project Manager
  (Research Assistant)
• English Writing Skills
• Writing Skills Room
• Supporting a Diversity of Graduate Students
• Our University Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program
• Support for application for competitive scholarships and research grants outside the university
• Publication grant of this graduate school
• Career path support
  Career after graduation

Summary of Research Assistance

Research AssistanceResearch Support

　At the Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences, we have a complete support system for graduate students and alumni to carry out research.

• Publication Assistance Program

  　At our department, under “The Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences Publication Assistance Program”, in order to publish books that contribute to international partnerships independently, we have established a publication assistance program. In 2010, the first year of the program, six PHD candidates published their thesis through this program. In the future, this program will continue to support the publication of high-level research of graduate students and alumni.

• Research Leadership Staff

  　At this department, we have a wide-range of support programs for graduate students, including staff that help with research in Japanese as well staff specialized in English writing.

• Research Leadership Staff

  　At this department, we have a wide-range of support programs for graduate students, including staff that help with research in Japanese as well staff specialized in English writing.
  　At this department, we provide support to answer a variety of needs, from students with disabilities to international students. We provide a wide variety of support initiatives, from electronic text for visually-impaired students, transportation help for students in wheelchairs, SKYPE lessons for students separated from their classes, and Japanese for international students.
  　After finishing, students can apply for as a Ritsumeikan Kinugasa Research Organization Post-Doctoral Fellow, and we also have a Research Leadership Assistant Program as an original career path of this department.

• Special Membership to Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

  　At the Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences, there is a support system for helping students make a research plan, and as a result, many graduate students and alumni up to now have been hired as Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Researchers.

Ritsumeikan University, Other Systems

　For more information on other support systems at Ritsumeikan University for graduates, please see the below.

• Scholarship, Research Assistance – Ritsumeikan University PHD Career Path Promotion Room