Ihsan Kamil

The Singapore Scholarship was announced by then Prime Minister of Singapore Mr Goh Chok Tong at the 6th ASEAN Summit in December 1998. The objective of the Singapore Scholarship at that time was to help alleviate the problem of educating young people in the ASEAN countries due to the regional economic crisis.

The Singapore Government awards the scholarship to Government-endorsed students from the other member countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). Each Scholarship is for a full-time undergraduate degree course at the Nanyang Technological University, the National University of Singapore and the Singapore Management University. All disciplines except for Medicine and Dentistry are open to Scholars. The duration of each Scholarship is for three or four years, depending on the discipline.

The award is based on academic merit and places will be allocated by open competition. If necessary, a one-year bridging or foundation programme, in addition to the undergraduate studies, will be provided.

To be eligible, a candidate must:
a) Be a citizen in an ASEAN country (Except Singapore)
b) Possess excellent academic records; and
c) Have a good command of English.

Candidates must meet the entry requirements for Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore and Singapore Management University. A recipient of the Scholarship may not concurrently hold any other Scholarship, Fellowship, Grant or Award without prior approval of the Singapore Government. The Scholars are also expected to return to their countries upon graduation to contribute to the development of their countries.

The Scholarship will cover tuition fees for the duration of the award, a living allowance of S$4,300 per annum, an accommodation allowance based on the different room rates at each university and one return economy class air ticket passage from his/her home country to Singapore for the duration of studies.

Shortlisted nominees will take the entrance examinations set by the Singapore universities. Nominees are further shortlisted based on their entrance examination results and will then have to undergo an interview conducted by interviewer's from the Singapore universities. The entrance examinations and interviews will be conducted from February to April 2009 in Jakarta.

Applications must be endorsed and submitted by the Indonesian Department of National Education (Bureau of Planning and Foreign Cooperation) at Building C, 6th Floor, JI. Jend. Sudirman, Senayan, Jakarta Pusat. Candidates are required to produce the following:-

* Certificate, endorsement by the former school, for graduated applicants;
• Recommendation from the School Principal, for applicants who are still in Grade 3 at SMU.

For more information on the Singapore Scholarship, please contact the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta (Tel. No. 021-520 1489 or 5296 1433). Applicants may wish to check the website at http://www.mfa.gov.sg/scp or write to:

The Singapore Scholarship
Technical Cooperation Directorate
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Tanglin, Singapore 248163
Tel No: (65) 6379 8000
Fax No: (65) 6479 3357
Email: mfa_scp@mfa.gov.sg

Program beasiswa meliputi:
Biaya proses seleksi (Test TOEFL, Test Psychology, dll).
Biaya pendaftaran ke universitas.
Biaya pendidikan.
Biaya hidup.
Biaya asuransi kesehatan.
Biaya buku.
Personal computer.
Biaya penelitian untuk akhir tahun.
Biaya pembuatan passport dan perijinan ke Kedutaan Malaysia serta imigrasi.

Bank CIMB Niaga hanya mempertimbangkan formulir aplikasi yang memenuhi persyaratan dan tidak akan mengembalikan dokumen aplikasi yang telah disampaikan. Pemilihan penerima beasiswa sepenuhnya menjadi keputusan Bank CIMB Niaga serta CIMB Group dan tidak dapat diganggu gugat. Bank CIMB Niaga akan mengumumkan nama penerima Beasiswa di website Bank CIMB Niaga paling lambat 31 Juli 2009.

*) Penentuan Universitas dan Program Studi ditetapkan oleh Bank CIMB Niaga.

Syarat Penerimaan Beasiswa:
Warga Negara Indonesia (WNI).
Harus memiliki hasil Ujian Nasional (UN) dan Ujian Sekolah minimal 8.00 ke atas.
Tidak sedang menerima beasiswa lain.

Cara Pendaftaran:

The French Government, through the Embassy of France in Jakarta, hasbeen providing excellence scholarships to Indonesian citizens for morethan 28 years. In order to pursue its objective to improve Indonesianhuman resources, the Embassy of France will offer scholarships for the year 2009.

Those scholarships are given to government officials, lecturers,students, with a priority to those involved in a cooperation programbetween France and Indonesia, to undertake two kinds of training :

- Master degree (maximum duration of 2 years)
- Doctoral degree (maximum duration of 3 years, only on a shared costbasis)

Requirements
- Minimum diploma : bachelor degree / S1- Fluent in English (or French)
- Less than 35 years old
- Minimum GPA score of 3 (except for fundamental sciences - 3,5)
- Submit all the documents specified in the application form

The selection committee will give priority to applicants who have already identified a master/PhD program and have had a positive answer from a French professor (or an acceptance letter).

Field of studies

Priority will be given to the following fields of studies :
- Engineering (water management, agronomy, civil engineering,information technology...)
- Sciences (biotechnologies, information and communicationtechnologies, environment, risk and disaster management, energy, etc.)
- Public administration, economy
- Law and political sciencesApplications from students in other fields are nevertheless welcome,as acceptance will be primarily based on excellence.

Selection procedure
- First step : selection based on application form and requireddocuments submitted
- Second step : motivation interview (French or English languagesonly) in Jakarta

Scholarship coverage
- intensive French language course : length according to theapplicant's needs and level (from survival course to extensive 11months program)
- monthly living allowance
- 1 return ticket
- tuition fees (in public institutions for programs taught in French only)
- insurance

Application deadline

All applications must be sent before the 15th of April 2009 at thefollowing address :

Ambassade de France en Indonésie Service de coopération et d'action culturelle
Jl Panarukan no 35 Menteng - Jakarta 10310

Please note that applications sent via e-mail and after the deadline will not be taken into consideration.

Campus France office in Jakarta may help you finding the study programthat suits your project.

CAMPUS FRANCE INDONESIA CCF Jakarta
Jl Salemba Raya no 25 Jakarta 10440
tel : (021) 310 18 84
campusfrance@ccfjakarta.or.id
http://www.indonesia.campusfrance.org/
http://www.campusfrance.org

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