If you are a student from developing countries, willing to continue your master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree in Indonesia, you can Apply to KNB Scholarships.
About Scholarship:
Indonesia Ministry of Education introduced the Kemitraan Negara Bekembang (KNB) Scholarship for master’s degree in 1992. Recently the ministry of education has expanded its support to larger number of international students to pursue their education in Indonesia. In 2015, the ministry of Research, Technology and Higher education of the Republic of Indonesia started the management of this scholarship.
The main purpose of this scholarship is helping human resource development in developing countries, promote deeper cultural understanding and strengthening the relationship and cooperation between developing countries.
Scholarship details:
Instruction language: Bahasa Indonesia
Scholarship benefits:
Living allowance of 1,250,000 IDR upon arrival in Indonesia
Living allowance for Indonesian language preparation about IDR 2,550,000 monthly Monthly stipend of IDR 2,550,000 Research allowance of IDR 400,000 Books allowance of 350,000
Medical insurance up to IDR 200,000 Travel to and from Indonesia (economy class)
Level of study:
Bachelor’s degree Master degree
Duration:
Indonesian language and master preparatory program : maximum 12 months
Master degree: up to 24 months (4 semester)
Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Important dates: Deadline: April 12, 2019
result notification: 2nd week of May 2019 Confirmation deadline: July 24, 2019
Arriving in Jakarta: August 6, 2019
Fields of study:
Humanities:
1. History
2. Linguistics
3. Literarystudies 4. Philosophy
5. Anthropology 6. Cultural studies
Engineering fields
1. Engineering
2. Environmental
3. Mechanical Engineering
4. Informatics Engineering
5. Geological engineering
6. Naval Architect and Marine
Engineering
7. Architectural Engineering
8. Civil Engineering
9. Chemical Engineering
10. Electrical Engineering
Science Fields
1. Physics
2. Biology
3. Geography
4. Chemistry
5. Remote Sensing
6. Computer
7. Mathematics
8. Statistics
9. Environmental Sciences
10. Public Health 11. Sports Sciences
12. PharmacyStudies 13. Nursing
Social Sciences fields
1. Law
2. Public administration
3. Political science
4. Sociology
5. Psychology
6. Economics/development study
7. International relations
8. Accounting
9. Management
10. Communityempowerment
Education fields:
1. Education science
2. Indonesian education
3. Social science education
4. Natural science education
5. Primary school teacher education
6. Out of school education /informal
education
7. Applied linguistics
8. Historyeducation
9. Instructional education
10. Educational management
11. Educational research and evaluation
12. Vocational & Technology education
Who is eligible to apply?
Be 35 years old or younger
Obtained a bachelor’s degree (not have obtained a master degree)
Have obtained TOEFL 500 or equivalent
Application:
Applicants should apply online. Download the invitation letter, submit it along with passport, academic certificates and academic transcripts to the Indonesia embassy to get the recommendation letter and apply online.
What documents are required for KNB Scholarship?
following documents are required (in/translated in English):
2 academic recommendation letters Recommendation letter from Indonesian embassy in the your country
Letter of nomination from the respective government official (ministry of education, other related government agency- Passport copy or birth certificate Academic transcripts (in English )
Valid TOEFL or other language score Official Medical statement