Panasonic Scholarship 2012 for Indonesian Students, Japan

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

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

1. citizens of Indonesia
2. 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 2013).
3. 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. have adequate proficiency and knowledge in the Japanese language not only for studying at master’s level but also for understanding Japanese culture.
5. be medically fit and must be strongly motivated to study in Japan. 
6. interested in and have the desire to contribute to the development of Indonesia and to promote friendship between Indonesia and Japan. .
7. obtain a study visa and arrive in Japan by end of March 2013 to attend the award ceremony to be held at Panasonic Headquarters at the beginning of April 2013.
8. Applicants who are receiving or will receive other scholarships including Japanese Government Scholarships are not eligible for the Panasonic Scholarship.
9. Applicants who are already enrolled at graduate schools in Japan at the time of application are not eligible for the Panasonic Scholarship.

Number of students to be accepted

From all applicants, in preliminary stage (phase I) it will be only top 100 candidates enter to next stage. In phase II, there will be only 12 best candidates as finalist. In final stage, through interview, group discussion and other process, the 3 most qualified finalist will be selected to be Panasonic Scholarship Nominees.

Application Prosedure

Indonesia Panasonic Office will select Panasonic Scholarship candidates in three phases:

• PHASE I
  All candidates must apply through (and only by) electronics application (e-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 selected semifinalists will be announced in MARCH 22th 2012 via e-mail and website.


• PHASE II
  Semifinalists will be notified and receive an official application form (item 1 to 5 as mentioned below) through login and download from Panasonic Scholarship Indonesia website, and must submit it by mail with deadline on APRIL 30th, 2012.
  
  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


• PHASE III
  On June 11th – 12th, 2012 [tentative] all finalists will be invited to attend the Final Selection Stage for interview by the Committee.

Requirements for Panasonic Scholarship Student (Nominated)

1. Enrollment in Graduate School and Duration of Research 
    List of the universities in Japan can be seen here.

2. Japanese Language Proficiency Test
    Panasonic Scholarship students (incl. nominated students) are required to obtain a level N4 or above for Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) conducted in Indonesia at the beginning of December 2012.

Deadlines 
The applicants should submit the e-Application at the latest on MARCH 17th, 2012

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