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LPDP Expands List of Top Overseas Universities for Phase II 2026

| Source: TEMPO_ID Translated from Indonesian | Education

The Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) has expanded its list of target overseas universities for the second phase of 2026. LPDP Scholarship Director Dwi Larso stated that LPDP originally designated 17 top universities for all study programmes, which has now increased to 31 top universities.

“This consists of 17 universities for all study programmes and 14 additional universities specifically for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) programmes,” he said at the Ministry of Finance Building, Jakarta, on Monday, 29 June 2026.

He noted that this addition is aligned with the focus on producing STEM graduates. Currently, LPDP is prioritising 80 per cent of scholarships for STEM graduates.

Furthermore, LPDP is adjusting its list of higher education institutions in response to changes in global university rankings, specifically looking at international rankings such as QS.

Additionally, LPDP has modified the English language requirements for affirmative track applicants pursuing overseas studies for the 2026 second phase selection. Dwi Larso stated that affirmative applicants are now required to submit an English proficiency certificate with a minimum score of 500 issued by a domestic Indonesian university. Prospective applicants no longer need to attach TOEFL, PTE, IELTS, or Duolingo certificates.

“There are 35 universities capable of issuing such certificates,” he said at the Ministry of Finance, Central Jakarta, on Monday, 29 June 2026.

Another condition states that if a prospective applicant already possesses an Unconditional Letter of Acceptance (LoA) for a study programme and university included in the LPDP target list, an English proficiency certificate is not mandatory. However, these two exemptions do not apply to Specialist/Sub-specialist Doctor Scholarships, Special Cooperation Scholarships, Partnership Scholarships, and Ministry/Agency Cooperation programmes.

List of Top Universities:

  1. Harvard University, USA

  2. Stanford University, USA

  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA

  4. California Institute of Technology (Caltech), USA

  5. University of California, Berkeley (UCB), USA

  6. Princeton University, USA

  7. Cornell University, USA

  8. Johns Hopkins University, USA

  9. Babson College, USA

  10. Tsinghua University, China, Asia

  11. The University of Tokyo, Japan, Asia

  12. Université PSL, France, Europe

  13. Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany, Europe

  14. University of Cambridge, UK, Europe

  15. University of Oxford, UK, Europe

  16. Imperial College London, UK, Europe

  17. London School of Economics (LSE), UK, Europe

Additional List of Top Universities:

  1. University of Toronto, Canada, Americas

  2. Yale University, USA, Americas

  3. University of Chicago, USA, Americas

  4. University of Pennsylvania, USA, Americas

  5. Columbia University, USA, Americas

  6. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA, Americas

  7. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, Americas

  8. Peking University, China, Asia

  9. The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, Asia

  10. National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore, Asia

  11. Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, Asia

  12. Paris-Saclay University, France, Europe

  13. ETH Zurich, Switzerland, Europe

  14. Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, Europe

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