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Schemes for Professional Engineers
Panasonic Trust Awards
On 2 November 1984, Matsushita Electric
Industrial Co Ltd celebrated ten years of
successful manufacturing in the UK. HRH The
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Senior
Fellow of The Royal Academy of Engineering,
was Guest of Honour at the celebrations
during which he received from the President
of Matsushita Electric the Trust Deed for a
£500,000 fund to mark the anniversary. This
fund was constituted as The Panasonic Trust.
The Trust seeks to encourage the
professional development and retraining of
qualified engineers, particularly in new
engineering developments and in new
technologies. It does this by making grants
to assist with the fees for the study of
suitable courses at higher education
institutions in the UK.
Who is eligible?
To be eligible for the award of a grant, an
applicant must:
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be a EU citizen or have
UK permanent residence status;
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be working at the professional level in
engineering in the UK, and have had several
years experience working at this level.
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be qualified to degree or HND/HNC level in
engineering or a related discipline. OND/ONC
or NVQ Level III qualifications are
acceptable providing the individual has
substantial industrial experience;
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have membership, at any grade, of an
engineering institution;
Which courses are suitable?
Funding is directed at individuals wishing to study
part-time modular Masters' degree courses provided
by UK higher education institutions, which are
designed to develop or update knowledge and skills
in new or emerging technologies and fields of
engineering, manufacturing, materials science,
environmental technology and IT.
Courses employing distance learning or
Internet based techniques, as well as
conventional teaching methods, are
acceptable.
Nature of the award
The normal level of grant made by the Trust
is up to 50% of the course fees. Grants of a
greater value may be made in exceptional
circumstances at the discretion of the
Trustees.
Application procedure
Application forms and
instructions for
applicants are
available from The Royal Academy of
Engineering.
Applications must be supported in writing by
the Course Director or Tutor to confirm that
the applicant is suitable for the course.
Completed applications should be submitted
to the address below at least four weeks
before the commencement of the course.
Selection Committee
The award of a Fellowship is entirely at the
discretion of the Trustees and any decision of the
Trustees is final on all matters.
Ian Bowbrick
Panasonic Trust
[E-mail Ian]
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