Honda Motor India Pvt Limited (HMI) recently announced the Young Engineers and Scientists’ (YES) awards for 2013 and presented fourteen students from India’s premier institutes for science and technology — Indian Institute of Technology.
The chief guest Takeshi Yagi, the Ambassador of Japan to India, presented the awards to the students in recognition of their outstanding all-round performance in Academics. Also present on the occasion were Dr Hiroto Ishida, president, Honda Foundation, Japan; Yoiichi Harada, managing director, Honda Foundation and Toshio Sugiyama, president and CEO, Honda Motor India.
The YES award initiative of Honda Foundation in India has been facilitated by Honda Motor India Pvt Ltd, to foster young students who have excelled in the area of science and technology and continue to aspire for higher academic achievement in the area of eco-technology.
The YES award programme is designed to provide financial motivation to young Indian researchers and engineers and provide an opportunity to acquire higher professional education in Japan. This initiative further provides the platform to strengthen Japanese ties with India.
A scholarship of cash equivalent of US $3000 each, was presented to 14 students selected from eight IITs and BHU on the basis of their Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA), technical papers, essays and finally in the interview with Dr Gangan Pratap, Director National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources, who was the chief assessor of the selection committee.
All the YES award recipients may claim $7,000 for two months summer training in Japan or Yes Award Plus scholarship of US$10,000 if they are admitted to, and join postgraduate study in the designated Japanese universities, within three years of having received the YES award.
The chief guest Takeshi Yagi, the Ambassador of Japan to India, presented the awards to the students in recognition of their outstanding all-round performance in Academics. Also present on the occasion were Dr Hiroto Ishida, president, Honda Foundation, Japan; Yoiichi Harada, managing director, Honda Foundation and Toshio Sugiyama, president and CEO, Honda Motor India.
The YES award initiative of Honda Foundation in India has been facilitated by Honda Motor India Pvt Ltd, to foster young students who have excelled in the area of science and technology and continue to aspire for higher academic achievement in the area of eco-technology.
The YES award programme is designed to provide financial motivation to young Indian researchers and engineers and provide an opportunity to acquire higher professional education in Japan. This initiative further provides the platform to strengthen Japanese ties with India.
A scholarship of cash equivalent of US $3000 each, was presented to 14 students selected from eight IITs and BHU on the basis of their Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA), technical papers, essays and finally in the interview with Dr Gangan Pratap, Director National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources, who was the chief assessor of the selection committee.
All the YES award recipients may claim $7,000 for two months summer training in Japan or Yes Award Plus scholarship of US$10,000 if they are admitted to, and join postgraduate study in the designated Japanese universities, within three years of having received the YES award.
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