2011 Panasonic Scholarship, Japan

June 16, 2010

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Job Description: The Panasonic Scholarship Program was established in 1998 in commemoration of the company’s 80th anniversary as a way for the company to express its appreciation to society. Its aim is to provide scholarship opportunities to privately financed students from Asian countries who wish to pursue a master’s course in Japan, to offer financial assistance to foster highly educated experts who can contribute to the development of their countries in the 21st century, and to promote mutual friendship between their home countries and Japan.
Application forms are accepted and selected by the overseas offices of Panasonic Scholarship under their initiatives at the 8 applicable countries/region: China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam and India. Guide to Application for “2011 Panasonic Scholarship” are as follows:

Eligibility
Nationality: Applicants must be citizens of the applicable countries/region.
Educational Background etc:Applicants must be graduates or pending graduates of universities and have a distinguished academic record and must have completed 16 years of school education or have been accepted as eligible for enrollment at the targeted graduate schools. However, applicants must have completed their bachelor degrees no more than 4 years prior to the date of their arrival in Japan.
Specialization: Applicants must major in any one of the science and technology disciplines.
Note: This excludes medical science, pharmacology and dentistry.
Japanese Language Proficiency: Applicants must have the desire to master the Japanese language not only for studying at master’s level but also for understanding Japanese culture.
Health Conditions: Applicants must be medically fit and must be strongly motivated to study in Japan.
Others:
1) Applicants must be interested in and have the desire to contribute to the development of the applicable countries/region and to promote friendship between the applicable countries/region and Japan.
2) Applicants must obtain a study visa and arrive in Japan by the end of March 2011 to attend the award ceremony to be held at Panasonic Headquarters at the beginning of April 2011.
3) Applicants who are receiving or will receive other scholarships including Japanese Government Scholarships are not eligible for the Panasonic Scholarship.
4) Applicants who are already enrolled at graduate schools in Japan at the time of applications are not eligible for the Panasonic Scholarship.
Number of Students to be Accepted
Not more than 26 students in total (in the 8 applicable countries/region)
Assistance and Scholarship
1) Before Arrival in Japan
The assistance to be provided before arrival in Japan is described below. Details will be forwarded to Panasonic Scholarship students (incl. nominated students) later by the Panasonic Scholarship Office of the applicable countries/region.
1) Application Fee and Entrance Fee Assistance
“¥100,000” (or equivalent amount in the other currency designated by the Panasonic Scholarship Office of the applicable countries/region) to be provided for enrolling as a research student.
2) Traveling Cost to Japan
“One-way economy-class air ticket between the applicable countries/region and Japan” (or equivalent amount) to be provided. However, expenses such as inland transportation from Panasonic Scholarship student’s (incl. nominated student’s) place of residence to the nearest international airport, airport tax, airport usage charges, special taxes on overseas travel and travel expenses within Japan will be borne by Panasonic Scholarship students (incl. nominated students).
2) After Arrival in Japan
The scholarship to be provided after arrival in Japan is described below. The duration of the scholarship is limited to 3 years in accordance with the standard education periods as follows: 1 year for a research student and 2 years for a master’s course at graduate school.
However, the duration of the scholarship is to be shortened accordingly in case where the student’s course of study is less than the standard education period.
*Panasonic highly recommends Panasonic Scholarship students (incl. nominated students) to be a research student for 1 year in order for them to improve Japanese proficiency, to contact with Japanese culture and to set the basic direction of future research theme.
1) Research Student of Graduate School
Basic Scholarship ¥150,000 per month
Tuition Assistance Actual Amount (a maximum of ¥200,000 to be paid each half year)
2) Master’s Course of Graduate School
Basic Scholarship ¥180,000 per month
Entrance Fee Assistance Actual Amount (a maximum of ¥250,000 to be paid)
Tuition Assistance? Actual Amount (a maximum of ¥250,000 to be paid per each half year)
Forms and Applications
Applicants must submit the following documents by the deadline to the overseas offices of Panasonic Scholarship in the applicable countries/area. Please contact the overseas offices of Panasonic Scholarship for receiving and submitting the following documents.
Documents to be submitted
Application form
A letter of recommendation from the academic advisor of the university the applicant graduated from
Study and research plan in Japan

Original university transcript (a photocopy is not acceptable.)

A certified copy of the applicant’s degreeThree (3) copies of recent photographs (taken in the last six months), size 4x3cm, upper half of the body from the front with head uncovered. The applicant’s name is to be written on the reverse side and one copy must be affixed to Application form.
Recent Medical Report (The report must be compiled by the health institute nominated by the Panasonic Scholarship Office of the applicable countries/region.)
Learning History/Master Plan of JapaneseLearning History/Master Plan of Japanese shall be submitted only by those who attend the final interview.
Deadline for submission :
Please ask the overseas offices of Panasonic Scholarship in the applicable countries/area.
*Any application received after the deadline shall not be accepted.

Selection and Notification
Please ask the overseas offices of Panasonic Scholarship in the applicable countries/area.

Further Scholarship Information

Scholarship Tags: Japan, Science, Technology