The Badung Regency Government (Pemkab) has officially commenced the\ndistribution of the Nak Badung scholarship programme for the new 2026\nacademic year. The launch of this comprehensive education guarantee\nprogramme was marked by the signing of a cooperation agreement between\nthe regional government and 28 related higher education\ninstitutions.<\/p>\n
This strategic move involves allocating approximately Rp 40 billion\nto Rp 60 billion annually to fund higher education scholarships and\nsenior high school or equivalent fees. This step represents a direct\nintervention to guarantee education for Badung residents, even though\nthe management of upper secondary and higher education levels\ntechnically falls outside the authority of the Badung Regency\u2019s\nEducation, Youth, and Sports Office (Disdikpora).<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is just for scholarships, and we are limiting it. If I am not\nmistaken, the quota is up to 450 students,\u201d said Badung Regent I Wayan\nAdi Arnawa after opening the Badung Education Fair (BEF) 2026 and\nlaunching the Nak Badung Scholarship programme at the Giri Nata Mandala\nCultural Centre, Puspem Badung, on Tuesday (9\/6\/2026).<\/p>\n
The human resource investment programme, which begins in the new 2026\nacademic year, targets the general public, high-achieving students,\nunderprivileged communities, farming communities, and the fulfilment of\nlocal wisdom. The scholarship distribution is classified into two main\nschemes: a motivational programme cluster for senior high school level\nand an affirmation programme cluster for undergraduate (S1) level.<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully, with the provision of these scholarships, the government\nwill provide more access to the people of Badung based on principles of\njustice, where underprivileged communities will also be able to attend\nhigh school and continue on to higher education,\u201d Adi stressed.<\/p>\n
To ensure the success of this comprehensive education guarantee\nprogramme, the Badung Regency Government is strengthening\ncross-institutional synergy through formal legal commitments. At the\nopening of BEF 2026, the Badung Regent signed cooperation agreements\nwith several universities and agreed on cooperation with the Bali\nProvincial Government as the authority holder for upper secondary\neducation.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, we have already started accepting new students. Later, once\nstudents are accepted, they report to us. That is why we invited several\nuniversities, so that the universities can also report to us how many\nBadung children are indeed entitled to receive scholarships,\u201d he\nexplained.<\/p>\n
The Badung Regency Government is also imposing a limit on the\nduration of study and strict supervision of the academic performance of\naid recipients to maintain the accountability of the higher education\naffirmation programme. Students receiving guarantee funds are limited to\na maximum of 8 semesters or 4 years of study, but they are promised an\nadditional incentive in the form of graduation fee assistance later\non.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a limit, up to 8 semesters. If these students can fulfil it\nwithin a maximum of 8 semesters or perhaps 7 semesters, they are\nentitled to get this and will also receive additional graduation\nassistance later. But if they exceed that, they will not receive it\nanymore. The aim here is motivation, to encourage speed and ensure they\ndo not take their studies lightly,\u201d Adi Arnawa asserted.<\/p>\n
Regarding the detailed coverage of the guarantee\u2019s financing\ncomponents, each beneficiary from each education level will receive a\ndifferent amount of financial assistance tailored to operational\neducational needs. The Badung Regency Government fully covers the\neducation development contribution fees (SPP) and uniforms for high\nschool students, while undergraduate students receive coverage for\nsingle tuition fees (UKT), monthly living costs, learning\ninfrastructure, and laptop procurement facilities according to regional\nprice standards.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis depends, of course. What is clear is that we provide the\nstandard for single tuition fees, the SPP, including for high school\nstudents we provide their uniforms, and several other facilities as\nwell. Meanwhile, for the affirmation programme for higher education, we\nprovide the UKT, SPP, also including living costs, infrastructure, and\nalso a laptop,\u201d Adi Arnawa detailed.<\/p>\n
Adi Arnawa also instructed the regional secretariat ranks to\nformulate a policy formulation for education guarantees for children\nwith disabilities from elementary school to higher education levels. The\nscholarship is provided cumulatively alongside existing cash social\nassistance programmes.<\/p>\n
\u201cIncluding earlier, I also responded directly. I ordered the Regional\nSecretary to also think about Badung children with special needs, to\nalso be given scholarships from their school levels. Whether that is\nindeed for high school, including possibly if there are those going on\nto higher education, we will facilitate them, in addition to the\ndisability assistance programme we already provide at Rp 1 million per\nmonth,\u201d said the PDIP politician.<\/p>\n
The screening process for all scholarship recipient candidates is\nconfirmed to go through a multi-layered document administration\nmechanism to anticipate errors in the distribution of guarantees in the\nfield. A special verification team formed by the regional government is\nscheduled to go directly into the field to ensure the validity of\napplicants\u2019 economic profiles, particularly in proving the validity of\nactive productive land ownership for applicants from the farmers\u2019\nchildren cluster.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is these verifiers who will conduct verification in the field, to\ncheck whether the person concerned is truly eligible. What is clear is\nthat the criteria include: first, indeed underprivileged communities;\nsecond, farming communities. The purpose of this scholarship for farming\ncommunities is to give appreciation to farming communities so that\nBadung\u2019s farmers focus on producing food,\u201d Adi Arnawa concluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/badung-allocates-rp-60-billion-for-scholarships-free-tuition-capped-at-8-semesters-1781023994", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }