On 2 October 1997, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd marked the 25th anniversary of the founding of Panasonic UK Ltd by generously donating a further £500,000 to the Panasonic Trust to enable it to broaden its activities in the professional development of UK engineers. Income generated by these funds was has been used to support the Panasonic Trust Fellowships since 1998.
The objective of the Fellowships is to provide financial support to selected graduate engineers wishing to study full-time Masters’ degree courses in subjects with a bias towards energy, sustainability, infrastructure, environmental technology and water resource engineering. Each Fellowship has a financial value of £8,000.
Who is eligible?
To be eligible for the award of a Panasonic Trust Fellowship an individual must:
- be a UK citizen;
- be qualified to degree level in engineering or a closely related discipline;
- have membership at any grade of a professional engineering institution accredited by the Engineering Council as a licenced member institution;
- have some industrial experience, which may be from a sandwich course work placement or a ‘year out’ before commencing university;
- not be in receipt of an EPSRC or other award to study the respective course.
Which courses are suitable?
Awards are currently tenable for study on the following full-time Masters’ degree courses at the universities indicated:
Brunel University:
- Sustainable Electrical Power
- Engineering for Sustainable Development
Cardiff University:
- Building Energy & Environmental Performance Modelling
- Environmental Design of Buildings
- Theory & Practice of Sustainable Design
Cranfield University:
- Integrated Waste Management
- Manufacturing Masters’ courses
- Water Pollution Control Technology
- Water & Wastewater Engineering
- Environmental Sustainability
- Sustainable Energy Systems
Heriot-Watt University:
- Energy
- Renewable Energy Engineering
- Renewable Energy & Distributed Generation
- Sustainability Engineering
- Sustainable River Catchment Flood Management
- Water Resources & Catchment Management
Imperial College London:
- Civil & Environmental Engineering Masters’ courses
- Environmental Technology
University of Leeds:
- Sustainability (Transport)
- Sustainable Waste Management
- Transport Planning
- Transport Planning & Engineering
- Transport Planning & Environment
Loughborough University:
- Renewable Energy Systems Technology
- Corrosion Control Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
University of Newcastle upon Tyne:
- Clean Technology
- Sustainable Building Technology
Queen Mary University of London:
- Sustainable Energy Systems
University of Reading:
- Renewable Energy: Technology & Sustainability
University of Sheffield:
- Environmental & Energy Engineering
South Bank University:
- Sustainable Energy Systems
- Environmental Management Programme Masters’ courses
- Energy Systems & the Environment
University of Surrey:
- Water & Environmental Engineering
University of the West of England:
- Urban Design
- Town & Country Planning
University of Warwick:
- Manufacturing Masters’ courses
Nature of the Fellowship
Each Fellowship has a financial value of £8,000 and is payable in two parts: £6,000 is paid upon registration with the remaining £2,000 payable upon successful graduation.
Awardees who successfully complete their studies will be eligible for the award of a Panasonic Trust Silver Medal; those graduating with distinction being eligible for the award of the respective Gold Medal.
Application procedure for 2010
The application consisting of a completed application form, two passport sized photographs and an up-to-date CV must be submitted no later than 30 July 2010. Any application received after this date or those which remain incomplete will not be considered for interview.
Candidates shortlisted for interview will be notified by 7 August, with interviews taking place at the Academy’s offices on 19 and 20 August. Candidates must attend their interview in person; no telephone or video conferencing interviews will be offered. Final decisions will be made available to candidates from 24 August.
Selection Committee
The award of a Fellowship is entirely at the discretion of the Selection Committee with any decision of the Committee being final on all matters.
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- International Engagement Awards, Wellcome Trust, UK
- Postgraduate Scholarships, Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust, University of Birmingham, UK
- Schlumberger Foundation 2010 Faculty for the Future Fellowships
- Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust, USA
- Master Scholarships in Food Technology, Wageningen University, Netherlands
- UNESCO / Poland Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme (Political Science - 2010)
- PhD Scholarship in Computer Science / Economy at IRIT and GREMAQ, Toulouse, France
- Doctoral Fellowship Program in Law and Social Science by American Bar Foundation, USA
- Wellcome Trust 4 Year PhD Programmes, University of Oxford, UK
Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to ensure the above information is current and correct. However, applicants should contact the appropriate administering body before making an application, as details do change frequently.