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.
Field of study:
Humanities:
1. History
2. Linguistics
3. Literary studies
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. Pharmacy Studies
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. Community empowerment
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. History education
9. Instructional education
10. Educational management
11. Educational research and evaluation
12. Vocational & Technology education
Scholarship value:
* 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)
Eligibility:
* Be 35 years old or younger
* Obtained a bachelor’s degree (not have obtained a master degree)
* Have obtained TOEFL 500 or equivalent
Application instructions:
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 statemen
Deadline: 12 April 2019