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        "msgid": "lpdp-scholarship-batch-ii-opens-tomorrow-note-the-selection-schedule-and-rules-1782741150",
        "date": "2026-06-29 19:45:26",
        "title": "LPDP Scholarship Batch II Opens Tomorrow, Note the Selection Schedule and Rules",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Education",
        "summary": "The Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) will open applications for its second batch of scholarships for 2026 on Tuesday, with a focus on STEM fields to support the nation's human capital development towards the Golden Indonesia 2045 vision. The programme includes new relaxed requirements, such as waiving English proficiency certificates for applicants who already hold an unconditional Letter of Acceptance. The selection process will run from June to November 2026, with studies commencing in January 2027.",
        "content": "<p>The Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) will officially\nopen registration for the LPDP Scholarship Phase II of 2026 starting\nTuesday (30\/6\/2026). Registration will be open until 31 July 2026 and is\navailable to individuals wishing to pursue master\u2019s or doctoral studies\nat home and abroad. LPDP President Director Yon Arsal stated that in\nthis year\u2019s second phase of selection, LPDP remains focused on funding\nto support the human resource development needed for the Golden\nIndonesia 2045 vision. \u201cThe targets set by the ministry and the\nPresident\u2019s directives are implemented consistently. A minimum of 80% of\nscholarship recipients are directed towards STEM fields, namely Science,\nTechnology, Engineering, and Mathematics,\u201d Yon said during a media\nbriefing in Jakarta on Monday (29\/6\/2026). Programmes opened in Phase II\ninclude the Strategic Industry STEM Scholarship and the SHARE (Social,\nHumanities, Arts for People, Religious Studies, Economics) Scholarship.\nAlso available are the Leading University Acceleration Scholarship,\nSports Scholarship, and the National Research and Innovation Talent\nscheme via the Doctor by Research pathway. The selection stages for LPDP\nPhase II are as follows: Registration: 30 June\u201331 July 2026;\nAdministrative selection: 3\u201327 August 2026; Administrative announcement:\n28 August 2026; Appeal period: 29 August\u20131 September 2026; Appeal\nannouncement: 22 September 2026; Scholastic Aptitude Test: 27\nSeptember\u20134 October 2026; Test announcement: 9 October 2026; Substantive\nselection: 14 October\u201320 November 2026; Final announcement: 30 November\n2026; Lectures begin: January 2027. LPDP Scholarship Director Dwi Larso\nannounced several relaxed requirements for this year\u2019s second phase\nselection. For instance, applicants who have already secured an\nUnconditional Letter of Acceptance (LoA) are no longer required to\nattach an English proficiency certificate. Meanwhile, for applicants who\ndo not yet have a LoA, LPDP now accepts additional English proficiency\ncertificate options from domestic university language centres for\ncertain applicant categories. Dwi explained that the policy was adopted\nto reduce cost barriers for prospective applicants. \u201cWe feel that if a\nstudent has already received a LoA, especially from abroad, it means\nthey have passed the language filter. So we relaxed the language rule.\nWe also do not want many people to have to pay for expensive language\ntests but ultimately not receive the scholarship,\u201d she said. In\naddition, LPDP has expanded its list of top universities from the\nprevious 17 to 31 institutions. This comprises 17 universities open for\nall study programmes and an additional 14 universities specifically for\nSTEM fields.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/lpdp-scholarship-batch-ii-opens-tomorrow-note-the-selection-schedule-and-rules-1782741150",
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