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The Panasonic Trust Fellowships
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:
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be a UK citizen;
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be qualified to degree level in engineering
or a closely related discipline;
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have membership at any grade of a
professional engineering institution accredited by the Engineering
Council as a licenced member institution;
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have some industrial experience, which may
be from a sandwich course work placement or a ‘year out’ before
commencing university;
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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:
University of Cambridge:
Cardiff University:
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Building Energy & Environmental Performance Modelling
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Environmental Design of Buildings
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Theory & Practice of Sustainable Design
City University:
Cranfield University:
University of Edinburgh:
Glasgow University:
Heriot-Watt University:
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Energy
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Carbon Management
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Renewable Energy Engineering
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Renewable Energy & Distributed Generation
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Sustainability Engineering
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Water Resources
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Structural & Foundation Engineering
Imperial College London:
University of Leeds:
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Sustainability (Transport)
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Sustainable Waste Management
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Transport Planning
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Transport Planning & Engineering
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Transport Planning & Environment
Loughborough University:
University of Manchester:
University of Newcastle upon Tyne:
University of Nottingham:
Queen Mary University of London:
University of Reading:
University of Sheffield:
South Bank University:
University of Southampton:
University of Strathclyde:
University of Surrey:
UCL:
University of the West of England:
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Urban Design
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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 2012
The application consisting of a completed
application form, two passport sized photographs and
an up-to-date CV must be submitted no later than
26 July 2012. 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 Panasonic's offices in Bracknell on the 16 and
17 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 21 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.
Ian Bowbrick
Panasonic Trust
[E-mail Ian]
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