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Note! The Amount of KIP Kuliah 2026 for Recipients

| Source: DETIK Translated from Indonesian | Social Policy
Note! The Amount of KIP Kuliah 2026 for Recipients
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The Kartu Indonesia Pintar Kuliah (KIP Kuliah) programme is intended for students from poor and vulnerable poor families, particularly those with achievements and high learning enthusiasm. The existence of KIP Kuliah is expected to help them continue their education to higher education institutions without being hindered by costs.

KIP Kuliah helps finance the education of students from underprivileged families who are accepted into various flagship study programmes at higher education institutions. Quoting from its official website, the benefits for KIP Kuliah recipients include exemption from tuition fees and living expense assistance.

Here are the details.

  1. Exemption from education fees or tuition fees (UKT/SPP) for all KIP Kuliah recipients, paid directly to the higher education institution’s account.

  2. Living expense assistance is determined by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology based on calculations of the local price index for each higher education institution’s region and is provided in five levels of amounts, namely:

  • Rp800,000

  • Rp950,000

  • Rp1,100,000

  • Rp1,250,000

  • Rp1,400,000

Living expense assistance is given once every semester or every six months and is sent directly to the KIP Kuliah recipient’s account. The amount of living expenses for the city/regency where the campus is located can be viewed on the KIP Kuliah website: https://kip-kuliah.kemdiktisaintek.go.id/.

Duration of KIP Kuliah Provision for 2026

This is the duration of KIP Kuliah provision in 2026 for its recipients.

  1. Regular Programme:

  • Bachelor’s maximum 8 (eight) semesters

  • Four-year Diploma maximum 8 (eight) semesters

  • Three-year Diploma maximum 6 (six) semesters

  • Two-year Diploma maximum 4 (four) semesters

  • One-year Diploma maximum 2 (two) semesters

  1. Professional Programme:

  • Doctor maximum 4 (four) semesters

  • Dentist maximum 4 (four) semesters

  • Veterinary Doctor maximum 4 (four) semesters

  • Nurse maximum 2 (two) semesters

  • Pharmacist maximum 2 (two) semesters

  • Midwife maximum 2 (two) semesters

  • Psychologist maximum 2 (two) semesters

  • Physiotherapy maximum 2 (two) semesters

How to Check KIP Kuliah Recipients

Checking KIP Kuliah status is done to find out whether you are recorded as a recipient of the assistance or not. KIP Kuliah recipient status can be checked online through the official KIP Kuliah website at kip-kuliah.kemdiktisaintek.go.id.

Here is how:

  • Open the website kip-kuliah.kemdiktisaintek.go.id/penerima

  • Enter NIK according to ID card/family card (ensure the NIK is correct and matches the population documents)

  • Click Search

  • After that, the KIP Kuliah recipient status will be displayed

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