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.
Awards are currently tenable for study on the following full-time Masters’ degree courses at the universities indicated:
Brunel University:
Sustainable Electrical Power
University of Cambridge:
Engineering for Sustainable Development
Cardiff University:
Building Energy & Environmental Performance Modelling
Environmental Design of Buildings
Theory & Practice of Sustainable Design
City University:
Energy & Environmental Technology & Economics
Cranfield University:
Water & Resource Management
Water & Wastewater Engineering
University of Edinburgh:
Environmental Sustainability
Sustainable Energy Systems
Glasgow University:
Global Water Sustainability
Heriot-Watt University:
Energy
Carbon Management
Renewable Energy Engineering
Renewable Energy & Distributed Generation
Sustainability Engineering
Water Resources
Structural & Foundation Engineering
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
University of Manchester:
Corrosion Control Engineering
Environmental Engineering
University of Newcastle upon Tyne:
Clean Technology
University of Nottingham:
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
University of Southampton:
Environmental Management Programme Masters’ courses
University of Strathclyde:
Energy Systems & the Environment
University of Surrey:
Water & Environmental Engineering
UCL:
Environmental Systems Engineering
University of the West of England:
Urban Design
Town & Country Planning
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 2011
The application consisting of a completed application form, two passport sized photographs and an up-to-date CV must be submitted no later than 28 July 2011. 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 8 August, with interviews taking place at Panasonic's offices in Bracknell on the 18 and 19 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 22 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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