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The funds are provided to assist original and challenging international research which meets social as well as academic demands in the fields of humanities and social sciences. The foundation takes applications from students of doctoral courses and researchers within five years after finishing doctoral course, and reviews them in the screening committee once a year.


Application for the Year 2009
Application period is over for this year.
Information about application for the next year will be announced in March, 2010
List of Grantee
   (Japanese language only)




Reporting Forms for Grantees[Word 117KB]
 
List of Publications by Grantee
   
Total grants in the past 20 years
  •1,344 grants
•922 million yen

Scholarship for Japanese to study abroad

The "Matsushita International Scholarship" provides funds for young Japanese students and scholars to pursue research abroad in the fields of humanities and social sciences. Its goals are to help promote exchanges between Japan and Asian, African and Latin American countries to contribute to the development of those countries.

Application for the Year 2009


<New Scholars in 2008>

<The 4 th Panasonic Asia Scholarship Forum
November 2, 2008 at Tokyo University>


<Study in Thailand>

<Study in India>

List of Scholars (Japanese language only)





The foundation provides funding for foreign students to study in Japan with the intention of training them in a way that develops high intercultural awareness and makes them capable of playing a leading role in future international relations.
The major program of this activity is the scholarship for students from Asia studying at the International University of Japan, which was started in 1989
<IUJ 2008 Graduates with Mr.M.Matsushita,MIF President> <Kansai Seminar for IUJ 2007 Scholars>

Geographic Breakdown of MIF Alumni and Scholars

List of Alumni and Scholars




The foundation provides funding for events and projects such as personnel exchanges and seminars designed to promote international friendship. It also gives grants to international cooperative activities and related project in the fields of economy, society and culture.
Japan Study Program for Students in Japanese Language Course of Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University in Turkey


Japan Study Program in 2008
<At Panasonic Head Office> <At Panasonic House of History>