About the LPDP - Netherlands Joint Scholarship Programme
In 2021, Nuffic Neso Indonesia, Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) and Directorate General of Higher Education – Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture (DIKTI) agreed to collaborate in a joint scholarship programme through its StuNed Scholarship and DIKTI-LPDP Scholarship programmes. In 2024, this collaboration has been branded as the LPDP-Netherlands Joint Scholarship Programme, or it is referred to as Beasiswa Prioritas Diktiristek-LPDP-OKP Program Master in the LPDP website.
This scholarship (which also includes a specific Cultural Heritage Scholarship Programme) is funded by the Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The LPDP-Netherlands joint scholarship programme aims to optimise the resources that the collaborating organisations have by focusing on specific areas that are mutually relevant and important to Indonesia's development priorities, the development of key expertise in the Dutch knowledge sector, and the bilateral cooperation agenda of the two countries.
The scholarship applicants should meet the following requirements:
- Indonesian citizen, living in Indonesia, and willing to return to Indonesia upon graduation of the program;
- Education background: S1/D4, minimal GPA: 3.0;
- TOEFL IBT ≥90 or IELTS ≥6.5, valid for 2 years from the date of test;
- Mid-career professional, maximum 35 years old by 31 December 2024;
- Not intended for part-time study program, pre-master or distance learning;
- Not currently pursuing or already obtained a master’s degree;
- Not working for a bilateral or multilateral organization, a non-governmental organization that is internationally active and is focused on representing social interests, such as development cooperation, nature, and environmental protection, health or human rights; and
- Unconditional Letter of Admission (LoA), submitted in DELTA (Nuffic online application system)
Applicable to:
- Nationalities: Indonesian citizen, living in Indonesia
- Partcipating faculties: The following study programme accepts LPDP applications: MSc Maritime Economics and Logistics
- Level of study: Master
Fellowship including tuition fee, visa, insurance, a reimbursement of your flight ticket, a monthly allowance and a one-time payment of study material.
In the initial stage, interested candidates are required to submit their application to LPDP E-Beasiswa online application system by 12 February 2024. This joint scholarship programme falls under ‘Beasiswa Prioritas’ category’. Concurrently, interested candidates who don’t have an unconditional LoA yet, should start applying to university for the study program that is in the list of the joint scholarship programme (in January or February). LPDP will evaluate applicants based on predetermined eligibility criteria. LPDP will nominate successful candidates (shortlisted applicants) to participate in Nuffic assessment. The shortlisted applicants will be contacted directly and provided with the Delta link (Nuffic online application system). Application period in Delta: 1 – 8 April 2024. The shortlisted applicants will be contacted directly and provided with the Delta online application system website.
Timeline
- 11 January – 12 February 2024: Submission of scholarship application in LPDP online application system (LPDP E-Beasiswa online application system), under: Beasiswa Prioritas Category
- 15 February – 27 March 2024: Assessment by LPDP (including: administrative, scholastic test, and substantial test)
- 3 April 2024: Shortlisted list by LPDP is available
- 1-8 April 2024: Shortlisted candidates submit the scholarship application in Nuffic online application system (Delta). Link will be provided to the shortlisted candidates.
- Mid-May 2024: Announcement of awardees
Deadline: 12 February 2024: application in LPDP E-Beasiswa online application
- LPDP Website: Beasiswa Prioritas Diktiristek-LPDP-OKP Program Master
- General email: scholarships@eur.nl