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Panasonic Scholarship 2011

Eligibility A privately financed student from Indonesia, who wishes to pursue a master’s course in Japan, should meet the following requirements:

  1. Nationality: Applicants must be citizens of Indonesia
  2. 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. (with age less than 26 years old in March 2011).

  3. Specialization: Applicants must major in any one of the science and technology disciplines. (Mathematics, Natural Science, Engineering, Bio-technology, Agricultural, and IT (Information Technology) Note: This excludes medical science, pharmacology and dentistry
  4. Japanese Language Proficiency: 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.
  5. Health Conditions: Applicants must be medically fit and must be strongly motivated to study in Japan.
  6. Others:
    • Applicants must be interested in and have the desire to contribute to the development of Indonesia and to promote friendship between Indonesia and Japan. .
    • Applicants must obtain a study visa and arrive in Japan by end of March 2011 to attend the award ceremony to be held at Panasonic Headquarters at the beginning of April 2011.
    • Applicants who are receiving or will receive other scholarships including Japanese Government Scholarships are not eligible for the Panasonic Scholarship.
    • Applicants who are already enrolled at graduate schools in Japan at the time of application are not eligible for the Panasonic Scholarship.

Duration of Panasonic Scholarship Panasonic Scholarship will be provided for three years from April 2011 to March 2014, which covers

  1. Year One — Enrollment as research students in universities in Japan and Japanese-language training in Japanese-language institutes.
  2. Year Two & Three — Register and complete master’s course in Japan. The entire period shall not exceed three years in any circumstances.

The entire period shall not exceed three years in any circumstances. The scholarship will be terminated if a scholarship recipient fails to gain admission to master course in Japan within one year after arrival in Japan (end March, 2011). Selection & notification

Phase I
March 10 , 2010 : Deadline for e-Application Submission
Phase II
April 15 –20 , 2010 : The First Screening (By documents)
May 7 – 11 , 2010 : The Second Screening
Phase III
June 7 – 8 , 2010 : Final Selection (Interview)
June 8 , 2010 : Notification of the Result

Application Procedures

Application Procedures: Indonesia Panasonic Office will select Panasonic Scholarship candidates in three phases, as follow :

  • PHASE I. All candidates must apply through (and only by) electronics application. This first selection will seek a record of the applicants overall data including: biographical information, academic records (GPA), language capabilities, and readiness to enroll master degree program in Japan. The e-application submission will be closed on MARCH 10th, 2010 . In Phase I, 100 (hundreds) applicants will be selected as semifinalist and their names will be announced in MARCH 15th  2010 . via e-mail and website.
  • PHASE II. Semifinalists will be notified and receive an official application form through login and download from Panasonic Scholarship Indonesia website (user and password will deliver only to 100 (hundreds) Semifinalist later. The form will require detailed biographical data, academic report (transcript), an essay of master research proposal, personal recommendations, and Professor acceptance. The semifinalist must submit official application form (item 1 until 5) as mentioned below by mail with deadline on APRIL 20 th, 2010. Documents to be submitted in Phase II :
    1. Application form (prescribed form No.1)
    2. A letter of recommendation from the dean of the university the applicants graduated from (prescribed form No.2)
    3. Study and research plan in Japan (prescribed form No.3)
    4. Original university transcript (or legalized), photocopy only without legalized unacceptable.
    5. A certified copy of the applicant’s degree

    The committee will selects 12 (twelve) finalists based on documents screening, and mini-thesis or research proposal evaluation.

  • PHASE III. On June 7th – 8th, 2010 [tentative] all finalists will be invited to attend the Final Selection Stage. The Committee composed of Panasonic Gobel Group of Companies top management, distinguished universities professors, President of the Panasonic Scholarship Inc. Japan, and Training & Recruitment Consultants will interview and evaluate each finalist. The 3 (three) most qualified finalists will be selected to be Panasonic Scholarship Nominees.

Requirements for Panasonic Scholarship Student (Nominated) 1. Enrollment in Graduate School and Duration of Research Panasonic searches a student with passion for studying at graduate school for 3 (three) years. In concrete, Panasonic searches those who; 1) obtain an informal consent from the academic adviser and finish application for enrollment as a research student within 2010, 2) enroll in graduate school as a research student in April 2011, 3) then enroll in a master’s course in April 2012 and 4) complete a mater’s degree in March 2014. 2. Japanese Language Proficiency Test Panasonic Scholarship students (incl. nominated students) are required to obtain a certain level (Level-3 of Current Test, N4 of New Test) or above for Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) conducted in Indonesia at the beginning of December 2010. In line with this, Panasonic recommends a student who has never learned Japanese to start a preparation for Japanese learning before attending the final interview. Besides, it is said that a student enrolling in a master’s course should reach a certain level (Level-1 of Current Test, N1 of New Test) or above for JLPT in order for them to successfully study and research at graduate school. Info lebih lanjut: http://www.panasonicscholarship.com/

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