MANILA, Philippines - Annually, Ajinomoto Philippines Corp.(APC) gives deserving Filipino students, who are in need of financial support, a chance to pursue postgraduate education at the prestigious University of Tokyo in Japan. The chosen candidate can major in any field of science and technology and either: 1) enrol first in a one-year research program and then continue on to a two-year master’s program, or 2) directly enrol in a two-year master’s program.
APC already sent four Filipino scholars to Japan since the scholarship grant was first awarded to Giselle Grace Lim in 2010. Lim graduated with a Master’s degree in applied biological chemistry. The following years, both Karen Tan and Melvin Charles Dy were given opportunities to pursue graduate degrees in natural products chemistry and applied computer studies, respectively.
The last Filipino scholar sent to Japan is Rogie Royce Carandang, a graduate of Industrial Pharmacy and Public Health from the University of Philippines, Manila. Carandang claims he was indeed blessed to have been admitted in what he considers the best University in Asia. He is now a research student at the University’s Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Apart from learning from the best instructors, he is also given access to research facilities, exclusive science conferences and other learning opportunities.
For interested applicants, log on to www.ajinomoto.com.ph for more details on the scholarship grant. Deadline for applications is on March 21, 2014. For inquiries, contact Pinky Yu at tel. nos. (02) 8906329, 8956081 to 89 local 346, fax no. (02) 895766 or email address pinky_yu@ajinomoto.com.