LPDP Scholarship Phase II Registration Opens, Here Is the Schedule

The Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) is opening its second registration phase for 2026 from 30 June to 31 July 2026.

LPDP provides two main programmes: the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) for Strategic Industries scholarship, and the Social, Humanities, Arts for People, Religious Studies, and Economics (SHARE) scholarship.

LPDP is also reopening the Acceleration Scholarship programme at leading universities, special cooperation programmes, such as the Sports Scholarship, and the National Research and Innovation Talent Scholarship via the Doctor by Research track.

The STEM Strategic Industries field covers sectors including food, energy, defence, digitalisation (including artificial intelligence and semiconductors), health, downstreaming, maritime, advanced manufacturing and materials, as well as entrepreneurship and creative industries. LPDP also supports funding for STEM-related fields, which consist of business, economics, law, and public policy that support strategic industrial sectors.

Meanwhile, the SHARE field focuses on strengthening social aspects, public policy, economics, culture, education, and religion to support national development.

The President Director of LPDP, Yon Arsal, stated that at least 80 per cent of the scholarship allocation is focused on STEM and strategic industry-related fields, while a maximum of 20 per cent is allocated to the SHARE field.

“We are increasing the STEM focus; in 2025, it was between 66 to 69 per cent, and in 2026, it is 74 per cent. We will aim for at least 80 per cent for STEM and STEM-related fields,” said Yon Arsal at the Djuanda Building, Ministry of Finance, on Monday, 29 June 2026.

STEM-related refers to non-STEM fields that directly support the development of STEM-based strategic industries, such as Public Policy, Law, Business, and Economics.

Schedule for LPDP Scholarship Selection Phase 2, 2026:

Registration Period: 30 June – 31 July 2026

Administrative Selection: 3 – 27 August 2026

Announcement of Administrative Selection Results: 28 August 20_6

Appeals Process: 29 August – 1 September 2026

Announcement of Appeal Results: 22 September 2026

Scholastic Aptitude Test: 27 September – 4 October 2026

Announcement of Scholastic Aptitude Test Results: 9 October 2026

Substantive Selection: 14 October – 20 November 2026

Announcement of Substantive Selection Results: 30 November 2026

Study Period: January 2027