JT Grants Asian Scholarships

Source from:  Tobacco Reporter 04/20/2010

Japan Tobacco Inc said today that it will grant scholarships to 14 self-financed students from Asian countries as part of the company's 2010 Asian Scholarship Program. The JT Group has established various key areas as part of its Social Contribution Policy: social welfare, arts and culture, environmental protection, and disaster relief. "Aiming to contribute to human resource development in Asian countries, the JT Asian Scholarship Program was established in 1998 to offer financial support to Asian students and has been conducted for the past 13 years," JT said in a note posted on its website. "From fiscal 2010, the application area has been expanded nationwide in order to supply more chances for self-financed students to receive scholarship." "Through this program, self-financed Asian graduate-school and doctoral course students currently studying or entering the 37 universities and colleges selected by JT from around the nation, will receive ￥150,000 each month for up to two years." "Each year JT awards scholarships to about 10 applicants, and a total of 22 students have been awarded scholarships in this consecutive round of the program…" Enditem