The republic of Indonesia has announced the precious government scholarships for the international students. These scholarships are fully funded scholarships for the bachelors, masters and PhD students.

Beasiswa Kemitraan Negara Berkembang is a popular scholarship program. It is commonly known as the KNB scholarship. It is managed by the directorate general of higher education, ministry of education and culture of the Indonesian government. Almost 31 different universities from all over the country are participating in the Indonesia government KNB scholarships. The scholarships offer remission of tuition fees, accommodation expenses and health facilities to the deserving students. The applicants can choose from a wide range of subjects and disciplines in the rundown.

The main purpose of the Indonesia government scholarships is to promote internationalization as this program supports the recipients from 92 countries. The development and improvement of the higher education system is the major concern of the Indonesian government. It also enhances the cultural and global strength and co-ordination among the nations.

What are the Benefits of Indonesian Government KNB Scholarship?

Some of the benefits of the Indonesian government KNB scholarship are as under:

  • It is a fully funded scholarship.
  • There are many financial allowances for the scholarship holders including the tuition fees, monthly stipend and other living expenses.
  • The settlement allowance of IDR 1,250,000, monthly living grant of IDR 2,550,000 and monthly health insurance of IDR 200,000 is awarded to the scholarship awardees.
  • It also provides a round-trip international airfare of the economy class to the home country of the student is included.
  • The local transport for arriving at the university is also covered in the scholarships.
  • There is no application fee for the scholarship.
  • It provides an international experience and network with the fellow students.
  • The students have the opportunity of research publication after research.
  • Indonesian language will be taught to the scholarship awardees.

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Number of scholarships:

Indonesia KNB scholarships offer a huge number of 222 scholarship seats for the degree programs in total.

  • Bachelor’s degree has 30 scholarship seats.
  • Master’s has 162 scholarship seats
  • PhD has only 30 seats for the scholarship.

The duration of the degree depends upon the course and degree selected by the applicant.

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Courses included in the Indonesian government scholarship:

There are a lot of courses that are the part of the scholarship program. Some of these are:

Humanities:

  • Linguistics
  • History
  • Philosophy
  • Cultural studies

Engineering:

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Naval Architect & Marine Engineering
  • Environmental engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Geological Engineering
  • Informatics Engineering

Social sciences:

  • Law
  • Psychology
  • International relations
  • Communication and media
  • Accounting
  • Economics
  • Sociology
  • Political science
  • Public administration

Science:

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Public health
  • Statistics
  • Nursing
  • Sports science
  • Mathematics
  • Geography
  • Pharmacy and many more

Eligibility Criteria of the Indonesian Government KNB Scholarship

  • Nationality: Students from all the nationalities can apply for the scholarship.
  • Language: The applicants must be proficient in English language. There is different English expertise level for each degree, i.e.
  • Undergraduate: TOEFL 80; IELTS with 6.0
  • Master’s: TOEL of 80; IELTS with 6.0 with certificate
  • Doctorate: TOEFL with 90; IELTS with 7.0 with certificate
  • Age: the age requirement for each degree program is:
  • Undergraduate: maximum age of 25 years
  • Masters: maximum age of 35 years
  • Doctoral:  maximum age of 40 years
  • Academic records: the academic record of the applicant must be strong
  • The candidate must have the recent qualifications according to the degree applied.
  • Undergraduate scholarship applicants need a higher school degree.
  • Master’s degree program requires the bachelor’s degree.
  • Doctoral program needs a master’s degree

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Required documents:

  • Scanned academic transcripts (higher school, bachelors, master’s) as per demand.
  • Academic degrees as per demand.
  • English proficiency test certificate
  • Recommendation letter from the Indonesian embassy
  • Nomination letter from the respective country.
  • Academic recommendation letter; 2 in number (if you don’t know how the recommendation letter looks like, here are the samples. Do visit it)
  • Scanned pictures of passport or birth certificate
  • Official medical statement made by the certified physician.
  • Online application form

Deadline:

The deadline to apply for the scholarships 2025-26 varies.

Official website:

To get more information about the application procedure, scholarships and deadline you can visit to the official website of the Indonesian KNB scholarships.