Panasonic Scholarship

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.

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be citizens of Malaysia
• Applicants must major in any one of the SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY disciplines. Note: This excludes medical science, pharmacology and dentistry
• Applicants 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.
• Applicants must be enrolled as research students at universities in Japan from April in the first year and must also be able to take master’s courses by April of following year at the latest.
• 26 years old and below.
• CGPA must 3.0 and above.
• Applicants must have adequate proficiency and knowledge in the Japanese language not only for studying at master’s level but also for understanding Japanese culture.
• pplicants must be medically fit and must be strongly motivated to study in Japan.

Scholarship
i. Preparatory Allowance

• To be provided before leaving for Japan (details will be informed to nominated students only)

ii. Scholarship (amount is subject to be changed)

• 1st Year (Research student of Graduate School)
  Basic Scholarship - ¥150,000/month
  Tuition Assistance - Actual amount (Max of ¥200,000 to be paid each HALF YEAR)
• 2nd - 3rd Year (Master course of Graduate School)
  Basic Scholarship - ¥180,000/ month
  Entrance fee assistance - Actual Amount (Max of ¥250,000 to be paid)
  Tuition Assistance - Actual Amount (Max of ¥250,000 to be paid each HALF YEAR)

Remarks: Panasonic Scholarship students who are enrolled in the master’s course may apply for fee-exemption (i.e. Entrance Fee and Tuition Fee) in each term. The Panasonic Scholarship allows students to choose if they (the students) apply for fee-exemption or not. Where those applications are accepted completely by graduate schools, the Entrance Fee and Tuition Fee assistance will not be provided.

How to Apply?
Application will be accepted from 1st March until 31st May, 2009. Registration will open from 1st March, 2009.

Enquiry
Mailing Address and Contact Party in Malaysia:

Panasonic Scholarship Office in Malaysia
c/o Panasonic Management Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Lot 5 Persiaran Tengku Ampuan, Section 21
Shah Alam Industrial Site, 40300 Shah Alam,
Selangor D.E. Malaysia
Tel: 603-5891-3907/3917
Fax: 603-5891-3985
Contact Person: Ms.Kinjo/Ms.Chong
Email: PanasonicScholarship@mhrdc.panasonic.com.my
URL: www.panasonic.com.my