Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)-SEARCA Joint Scholarship

The three-year joint project, which started in September 2012, has been renewed under a new structure for another three academic years, starting September 2016 that benefits nationals of Southeast Asia. Under the project, UPM will award one matching scholarship in the form of full fee waiver (2 years for Master and 3 years for PhD) to every one full scholarship from SEARCA for qualified nationals from the eleven member countries of SEAMEO who will pursue their Masters or PhD degrees at UPM.

Name	Institution/Country	Field of Study/Thesis topic	Status
Mr. Taweesak Viyachai	Ubon Ratchathani University Thailand	PhD in Horticulture/ Development of Cut Chrysanthemum Production in in Substrate Culture under Restricted Root Volume	Completed in 2016
Ms. Nuraizat Abidin	Universiti Brunei Darussalam Brunei Darussalam	MS in Plant Pathology/ Characterization and Pathogenecity of Bacterium Pantoea Stewartii causing Fruit Bronzing of Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)	Ongoing
Ms. Arissara Sopawong	Ubon Ratchathani University Thailand	PhD in Biodiversity and Conservation of Natural Resources/ Effects of aquaculture in fish conservation of indigenous species in the Lower Mekong river, Thailand	Ongoing