【Application Schedule for the Exchange Student Program of the School of Political Science and Economics (SPSE)】
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April Addmission
(Spring Semester)
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September Admission
(Fall Semester)
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| 1) Nomination form the home instituion Due |
September 15, 2025
(Japan Time) |
February 15, 2026
(Japan Time) |
| 2) Online submission of Application form Due |
September 15, 2025
(Japan Time) |
February 15, 2026
(Japan Time) |
| 3) Application period by Email |
August 18~ October 1, 2025
(Japan Time) |
January 15 ~ March 1, 2026
(Japan Time)
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| 4) Addmission period |
November~December in the year before |
April ~June of the year
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*When the starting date of application is approaching, the SPSE Office of Meiji University will send the information on the exchange program application procedures to the partner universities by e-mail.
【Application Requirements】
1. The student at one of the partner universities of School of Political Science and Ecnomics (SPSE) of Meiji University is eligible.
*Participants of the Exchange Student Program of the SPSE must be enrolled to their home institution until they finish the Program. Those who will graduate from their home institution before the Program starts or during the Program are not allowed to apply.
2. You must complete studying at your home university al least for one year before starting the exchange program.
3. Language Requirements (English or Japanese)
◆If you take courses in English; TOEFL iBT 71 or above, TOEIC 710 or above, IELTS 5.5 or above, Cambridge ESOL FCE or above, CEFR B1 or above, or its equivalent level
◆If you take courses in Japanese; Japanese Language Proficiency Test N3 or above, or its equivalent level
* If there are requirements about language proficiency on the MOU between your home institution and the SPSE, priority is given to that of the MOU.
* The language proficiency test must be taken within 2 years before the day when you submit your application materials (except for Japanese Proficiency Level Test certificate of N1).
4. GPA: no requirement.
【Nomination and Application Procedures】
(1)Nomination by home institution
Coordinators at our partner universities need to nominate students to the SPSE Office, Meiji University first.
・ Please use a designated “Students List” when you nominate students. “Student List” will be e-mailed to the partner universities prior to the application period.
・ Please wait for a confirmation e-mail from the SPSE Office, Meiji University. Then, please advise the nominated students to start this application procedures.
<Note>
◆Students at the partner universities of the SPSE:
Before proceeding with the application procedures, please make sure that the coordinators at your home institution have submitted a "Student List" to the SPSE Office of Meiji University.
(2)Submission of the online application form
Each applicant needs to submit the online application form themselves by the deadline from the following link.
“Online Application Form for the Exchange Student Program of the School of Political Science and Economics (The SPSE) , Meiji University”
https://www.meiji.ac.jp/seikei/spse-exchange/
(3)Submission of the application materials by E-mail
Submit application materials by E-mail to the E-mail address below with following required items:
・Title: “Application materials of the Exchange Student Program for Fall 2025”
・Text: Write (a) your name and (b) home university and faculty in the text of the E-mail.
E-mail address: spse-long-exch@meiji.ac.jp
<Note>
・Each applicant needs to prepare and submit all the following application materials by the deadline.
・Please read through the “Check List for Application Materials” carefully first.
・Please submit each material in a designated format (PDF, Excel and JPEG/PNG).
・The place indicated as "signature" on each document should be signed by the student by hand.
・Any application materials submitted after the deadline is not accepted.
| No. |
Name of the document |
Download |
Submission Format |
| 1 |
Check List for Application Materials |
【Standard form】 |
PDF |
| 2 |
Signature of the Applicant and the Exchange Student Program Coordinator |
【Standard form】 |
PDF |
| 3 |
Nomination Letter (from Dean of your home department to Dean of the SPSE) |
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PDF |
| 4 |
Study Plan |
【Standard form】 |
PDF |
| 5 |
A copy of your English Language Proficiency Test Certificate or Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Certificate |
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PDF |
| 6 |
The latest Academic Transcript written in English |
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PDF |
| 7 |
Certificate of Health |
【Standard form】 |
PDF |
| 8 |
A copy of your passport (page of your photo, must be valid until the end of exchange program) |
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PDF |
| 9 |
ID photo (taken within 6 months as it is also used for documents for your visa application and Student ID Card) |
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JPEG/PNG |
| 10 |
Housing Form |
【Standard form】
【Sample】 |
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| 11 |
Application for the Certificate of Eligibility |
【Standard form】
【Sample】
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Excel |
| 12 |
Statement of Financial Responsibility |
【Standard form】
【Sample】 |
PDF |
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Documentation which shows the proof of the payment amount indicated on the “10. Application for Certificate of Eligibility”
①A bank balance certificate or copy of the applicant's account bankbook
②A bank balance certificate or copy of the bankbook for the bank
account of the person responsible for payment
③An income certificate of the person responsible for payment
④Certificate of scholarship funds received. (Disbursement period must
correspond to duration of study abroad at Meiji.)
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PDF |
*The SPSE does not require our partners/ students to send original hard copies of the application materials by courier.
