Education Projects

The Ajinomoto Foundation, a foundation for Thai society, recognizes the importance of education as it serves as a fundamental cornerstone for national development and a key driver for building a strong foundation to advance the nation to be on par with others.

Background : Education is one of the most important fundamentals for a country’s development. It is the key driver that enable a country to grow and advance in a sustainable way. There are many children who do not have educational opportunities, and never get a chance to study. One of the reasons is that many families do not have adequate financial means to send their children to school. Poverty reduces the chance to receive education and, often times, students have to quit school before graduation due to such reasons.

Background : The Ajinomoto Foundation was established in 1976 with the primary objective of helping Thai society in education and other social aspects. Throughout the years, the Foundation has implemented educational projects, such as granting scholarships, such as the “Sending Children to Graduate” project, which is a scholarship for students who excel but lack financial resources, the “ASEAN Scholarship” for master’s degree studies at the University of Tokyo, Japan, and scholarships for outstanding researchers, etc.

Background : The Ajinomoto Foundation has collaborated with academic associations in three fields: the Biotechnology Association of Thailand, the Nutrition Association of Thailand, and the Food Science and Technology Association of Thailand to implement the Outstanding Researcher Award Program in three fields: Biotechnology, Nutrition, and Food Science and Technology. The program began with awards in the biotechnology field in 1991. Later, the program was expanded to award researchers in the nutrition field in 2014 and in the food science and technology field in 2015, respectively.

Background : Ajinomoto Foundation was established in the year 1976 with the purpose was to help the Thai society in the aspect of education. Having realized the importance of education, the foundation in Thailand partnered with Ajinomoto Foundation Scholarship Japan to conduct scholarship program under the name of “Ajinomoto Scholarship for ASEAN International Students” since 2010. This is a non-bind and no financial obligation to help students study in graduate level at Tokyo University, Japan