Scholarships

KNB

Kemitraan Negara Berkembang (KNB) is a scholarship scheme program which is sponsored by Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia for all developing countries around the world. Universitas Diponegoro as one the scholarship providers only offers

Procedures

  1. Download the Scholarship Offering Letter
    Download your official KNB Scholarship Offering Letter from the KNB Scholarship Website .
  2. Obtain a Recommendation Letter from the Indonesian Embassy

    Prepare and submit the following documents:

    • KNB Scholarship Offering Letter
    • Official Passport
    • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
    • English Proficiency Test (for applicants from non-English-speaking countries)
    • Recommendation Letter from Employer / Immediate Supervisor
    • Academic Recommendation Letter from Previous Institution
    • Academic Certificate and Transcript
    • Medical Report
    • Recommendation Letter from a Potential Research Supervisor (Doctoral applicants only)
    • Statement of Purpose (Doctoral applicants only)
  3. Submit Your Scholarship Application

    Upload the following documents:

    • KNB Scholarship Offering Letter
    • Official Passport
    • English Proficiency Test (if applicable)
    • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
    • Medical Report
    • Recommendation Letter from the Indonesian Embassy
    • Recommendation Letter from Employer / Immediate Supervisor
    • Academic Recommendation Letter
    • Academic Certificate and Transcript
  4. Complete the Online Application

    Fill in all required information and submit your online application through the KNB Scholarship system.

  5. Selection Process

    Eligible applicants will proceed to the administrative and academic selection, including online interviews and psychological tests conducted by the selected universities.

  6. Announcement of Results

    Final results will be published on the KNB Scholarship website and officially announced through the Indonesian Publication Network.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree

  1. The maximum age to apply for the scholarship is 40 years old, no more than December 31st, 2026.

  2. Hold a master’s degree. Please be advised that a Doctorate degree holder is not eligible to apply.

  3. Obtain a recommendation letter in English or Bahasa from the potential research supervisor in one of the universities providing partner of the KNB Scholarship. The recommendation must be from the same university that you chose.

  4. Provide a statement of purpose that at least states the purpose of their studies, the origin of their interests in studying in Indonesia, and pursuing their chosen research topic, and their plans for the academic future (dissertation proposal) in English or Bahasa.

  5. Provide a curriculum vitae in English or Bahasa;

  6. Have the English Proficiency Test Score minimum as follows: TOEFL ITP of 530, TOEFL IBT of 71, IELTS of 6,0, TOEIC of 640 or equivalent (the certifiicate must be obtained within the last 2 Years). Participants of foreign nationality who come from English-speaking countries, or participants from university who are enrolled in programs in English (stated in participant diploma/transcript), do not required to submit the English Proficiency document, by attaching official proof from their home university.

  7. Provide the recommendation letter to apply for the KNB scholarship from the Indonesian Embassy or the Indonesian Consulate General in English or Bahasa. The recommendation letter must be from applicant country of origin, not country of domicile;

  8. Provide recommendation letter to apply for the KNB scholarship from The employer/immediate supervisor in English or Bahasa. if currently unemployed, can provide a statement letter.

  9. Provide Academic Recommendation Letter from previous schools in English or Bahasa.

  10. Provide The Scanned Academic Certificate and Academic Transcript Copy of Master Degree in English or Bahasa, that has been legalized by the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the applicant’s country.

  11. Prove of citizenship by submit Official Passport, which is still valid for at least December 31st, 2027. Official Passport is non-Diplomatic Passport or Work Passport.

  12. Provide video with duration maximum 5 minutes in English or Bahasa and submit the video in your youtube and the link of the video must be upload in your KNB Scholarship account. The video explains about;

    – Profile the applicant;
    – Why you choose studies in Indonesia and by KNB Scholarship; and
    – Why you choose studies in campus and study program that you choose.

  13. Provide a certified medical report including: physical examination, Infectious disease test (Tuberculosis, syphilis, HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Mpox), mental health test, and a negative drug test (screening for amphetamine, methamphetamine, marijuana, morphine, and benzodiazepines). All documents must be in English or Bahasa and must be issued within last 3 (three) months;

  14. Willing not to marry/or be married to, engage/be engaged to a de facto person who holds or is eligible to hold Indonesian citizenship or permanent residency or with other scholarship recipients;

  15. Willing to not be pregnant during scholarship period;

  16. Not currently or will be undergoing military service until the end of the scholarship period;

  17. Complete the online application form in http://knb.kemdiktisaintek.go.id

*Note :
1. Please be advised that document (c),(d),(e),(g),(h),(i), (j) and (m) must be in English or Bahasa;

2. Willing to attach Yellow Fever vaccination certificate for applicants who come from and/or reside in Africa.

Bachelor Degree

  1. The maximum age to apply for the scholarship is 35 years old, no more than December 31st, 2026.

  2. Hold a bachelor’s degree. Please be advised that a master’s degree holder is not eligible to apply for the Master’s Degree scholarship.

  3. Provide a curriculum vitae in English or Bahasa;

  4. Have the English Proficiency Test Score minimum as follows: TOEFL ITP of 500, TOEFL IBT of 61, IELTS of 6,0, TOEIC of 575 or equivalent (the certificate must be obtained within the last 2 Years). Participants of foreign nationality who come from English-speaking countries, or participants from a university who are enrolled in programs in English (stated in the participant’s diploma/transcript), are not required to submit the English Proficiency document by attaching official proof from their home university.

  5. Provide the recommendation letter to apply for the KNB scholarship from the Indonesian Embassy or the Indonesian Consulate General in English or Bahasa. The recommendation letter must be from applicant country of origin, not country of domicile;

  6. Provide recommendation letter to apply for the KNB scholarship from The employer/immediate supervisor in English or Bahasa. if currently unemployed, can provide a statement letter.

  7. Provide Academic Recommendation Letter from previous schools in English or Bahasa.

  8. Provide The Scanned Academic Certificate and Academic Transcripts Copy of Bachelor Degree in English or Bahasa, that has been legalized by the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the applicant’s country.

  9. Prove of citizenship by submit Official Passport, which is still valid for at least December 31st, 2027. Official Passport is non-Diplomatic Passport or Work Passport.

  10. Provide video with duration maximum 5 minutes in English or Bahasa and submit the video in your youtube and the link of the video must be upload in your KNB Scholarship account. The video explains about;
    – Profile the applicant;
    – Why you choose studies in Indonesia and by KNB Scholarship; and
    – Why you choose studies in campus and study program that you choose.

  11. Provide a certified medical report including: physical examination, Infectious disease test (Tuberculosis, syphilis, HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Mpox), mental health test, and a negative drug test (screening for amphetamine, methamphetamine, marijuana, morphine, and benzodiazepines). All documents must be in English or Bahasa and issued within last 3 (three) months;

  12. Willing not to marry/or be married to, engage/be engaged to a de facto person who holds or is eligible to hold Indonesian citizenship or permanent residency or with other scholarship recipients;

  13. Willing to not be pregnant during scholarship period; 

  14. Not currently or will be undergoing military service until the end of the scholarship period;

  15. Complete the online application form in http://knb.kemdiktisaintek.go.id

*Note :
1. Please be advised that document (c),(e),(f),(g),(h), and (k) must be in English or Bahasa;
2. Willing to attach Yellow Fever vaccination certificate for applicants who come from and/or reside in Africa.

Bachelor Degree

  1. The maximum age to apply for the scholarship is 40 years old, no more than December 31st, 2026.

  2. Hold a master’s degree. Please be advised that a Doctorate degree holder is not eligible to apply.

  3. Obtain a recommendation letter in English or Bahasa from the potential research supervisor in one of the universities providing partner of the KNB Scholarship. The recommendation must be from the same university that you chose.

  4. Provide a statement of purpose that at least states the purpose of their studies, the origin of their interests in studying in Indonesia, and pursuing their chosen research topic, and their plans for the academic future (dissertation proposal) in English or Bahasa.

  5. Provide a curriculum vitae in English or Bahasa;

  6. Have the English Proficiency Test Score minimum as follows: TOEFL ITP of 530, TOEFL IBT of 71, IELTS of 6,0, TOEIC of 640 or equivalent (the certifiicate must be obtained within the last 2 Years). Participants of foreign nationality who come from English-speaking countries, or participants from university who are enrolled in programs in English (stated in participant diploma/transcript), do not required to submit the English Proficiency document, by attaching official proof from their home university.

  7. Provide the recommendation letter to apply for the KNB scholarship from the Indonesian Embassy or the Indonesian Consulate General in English or Bahasa. The recommendation letter must be from applicant country of origin, not country of domicile;

  8. Provide recommendation letter to apply for the KNB scholarship from The employer/immediate supervisor in English or Bahasa. if currently unemployed, can provide a statement letter.

  9. Provide Academic Recommendation Letter from previous schools in English or Bahasa.

  10. Provide The Scanned Academic Certificate and Academic Transcript Copy of Master Degree in English or Bahasa, that has been legalized by the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the applicant’s country.

  11. Prove of citizenship by submit Official Passport, which is still valid for at least December 31st, 2027. Official Passport is non-Diplomatic Passport or Work Passport.

  12. Provide video with duration maximum 5 minutes in English or Bahasa and submit the video in your youtube and the link of the video must be upload in your KNB Scholarship account. The video explains about;

    – Profile the applicant;
    – Why you choose studies in Indonesia and by KNB Scholarship; and
    – Why you choose studies in campus and study program that you choose.

  13. Provide a certified medical report including: physical examination, Infectious disease test (Tuberculosis, syphilis, HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Mpox), mental health test, and a negative drug test (screening for amphetamine, methamphetamine, marijuana, morphine, and benzodiazepines). All documents must be in English or Bahasa and must be issued within last 3 (three) months;

  14. Willing not to marry/or be married to, engage/be engaged to a de facto person who holds or is eligible to hold Indonesian citizenship or permanent residency or with other scholarship recipients;

  15. Willing to not be pregnant during scholarship period;

  16. Not currently or will be undergoing military service until the end of the scholarship period;

  17. Complete the online application form in http://knb.kemdiktisaintek.go.id

*Note :
1. Please be advised that document (c),(d),(e),(g),(h),(i), (j) and (m) must be in English or Bahasa;

2. Willing to attach Yellow Fever vaccination certificate for applicants who come from and/or reside in Africa.