DIKTI Scholarships for Indonesian Lecturers

To date, the Indonesian Government has been providing opportunities for all lecturers to pursue
further studies at leading Indonesian higher education institutions through BPPS Scholarships. In
addition to this provision, starting from 2008, Directorate General of Higher Education (DIKTI)
through Human Resource Directorate (Direktorat Ketenagaan) offers scholarships to support the
lecturers who would pursue Masters and Doctoral degree at overseas universities.

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Scholarships for Masters and Doctoral Degree Programs at Overseas

Universities funded by the National Budget Background
The Act of National Education System No. 20/2003 and the Decree of Ministry of Education No.
42/2007 on Lecturer Certification state that lecturers must hold at least one higher level of
education compared with the students they teach. This condition is stipulated along with the
realization that lecturers holds central and strategic roles in higher education. Therefore, the
quality of the lecturers highly determines the quality of any higher education institution.

To date, the Indonesian Government has been providing opportunities for all lecturers to pursue
further studies at leading Indonesian higher education institutions through BPPS Scholarships. In
addition to this provision, starting from 2008, Directorate General of Higher Education (DIKTI)
through Human Resource Directorate (Direktorat Ketenagaan) offers scholarships to support the
lecturers who would pursue Masters and Doctoral degree at overseas universities.

Program Description

This scholarship, i.e. the Overseas Postgraduate Scolarship Program (PBPLN), is offered by the
Directorate General of Higher Education (DIKTI) with the following conditions:

The scholarship will be funded by the National Budget (APBN)

The scholarship is openly offered for all Indonesian lecturers from both state and private
universities
The scholarship is awarded for a maximum period of 3 years for doctoral degree program
and 2 years for masters degree program
The scholarship supports for the following item:
o Tuition fees
o Living allowance for the student (excluding his/her family)
o Round-trip international air ticket
o Health insurance
o Book allowance
o Settling allowance
o Traveling documents (passport and visa), including medical check-up
o Excess bagage at the end of the study program
o Seminar/conference
o Research/thesis allowance
o Registration fees
Amount awarded will be considered according to the conditions at the destination
An allocation scheme applies and will be channeled through the Rectors, for state
universities and institutes, and the Coordinators for Private Higher Education Institutions,
for private universities and institutes. Therefore, the Rectors and the Coordinators should
make official arrangement with the Director General of DIKTI
In cases where a part of the academic activities is to be conducted in Indonesia (e.g. data
collection), living allowance during which the activity is conducted will be paid according to
the BPPS standards.
 To comply with the National Budget Year, it is advised to take a study program that starts
in September Semester.
Eligibility

Before applying for the scholarship, the applicant must have secured a valid Letter of
Acceptance and/or a professor that will be his/her advisor from a reputable overseas
institution (preferably from developed countries)
The applicant must apply using the Form A(available for download)
Not older than 50 years old at the time of applying the scholarship
The applicant must attach attested copies of all previous degree certificates and transcripts
The applicant must be proficient in English (proof of Institutional TOEFL score of at least
500 or IELTS score of at least 6.0 is needed) or other languages according to the regulation
stipulated by respective target universities (proof of language test battery is needed)
Doctoral degree applicant must submit his/her Research Plan that has been approved by, or
at least has been communicated with his/her candidate advisor

Application form, all supporting documents, and cover/endorsement letter from the Rector of the
sending university should be sent to:

Direktorat Ketenagaan Ditjen DIKTI

Jln. Jend. Sudirman Pintu Satu Senayan
Jakarta 10002.

Selection Mechanism

Selection process starts with administrative checking on all documents submitted, and followed by
an interview (held in English) for those who fulfill administration conditions.

Registration and Selection Schedule

Submission of completed forms and documents: late March
Document checking and scrutiny: early April
Interview with applicants: mid April
Announcement for granted applicants: early May
Preparation for departure: May to July
Departure: August

Distribution of the Overseas Postgraduate Scholarships, 2008

Currently Selection Selection Under
No Country/Continent Total
abroad phase 1 phase 2 scrutiny

1 United States 4 6 - 5 15

2 Asia 44 70 19 104 237

3 Australia 18 115 7 31 171

4 Europe 44 90 8 28 170

Total 110 281 34 168 593

Notes:
- Selection Phase-1: Applicants that have passed the 2008 Selection Phase-1
- Under scrutiny: being scrutinized by selection team

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