“Indonesian Scholarship Program”

Ministry of National Education Republic of Indonesia

I. DARMASISWA RI PROGRAM
DARMASISWA is a scholarship program offered to all foreign students from countries with which Indonesia has friendly relations, to study Indonesian language, arts, music and crafts. Participant can choose to study at any universities and colleges participating in the program.
The main purpose of the Darmasiswa program is to incite and foster interest in the language and culture of Indonesia among citizens of friendly countries. It has also been designed to reciprocate scholarship programs provided by other countries for Indonesian citizens and provide stronger cultural links with these nations.
The DARMASISWA program is essentially a “non-degree” program undertaken within or less than a year. The participants are prohibited from engaging in any political and/or business activities which may result in destabilizing government programs or lead to personal profit/gain. Darmasiswa RI Program offered with 3 schemes, i.e :
a. Darmasiswa RI Regular Program –1 year
b. Darmasiswa RI Plus Program – 1 year
c. Darmasiswa RI Short Course Program –6 months

A. DARMASISWA RI – REGULAR PROGRAM
1. Right and Obligation of Participants
a. Free of tuition fee
b. Willing to do assistantship in teachinglearning and academic for 5 (five) hours/week.
c. The participants may seek assistance from their own university in finding a house/room to rent.
d. The participants will be fetched at the airport upon their arrival

2. Schedule of Darmasiswa RI Regular Program
a. The final submission of the application: end of March every year
b. Selection of documents: Mid of April every year
c. Orientation and Bahasa Indonesia courses: 4th week of August every year
d. Academic program: August/September to July every year

3. Places of Study
Names of universities or colleges available in our web : http://www.darmasiswa.depdiknas.org

B. DARMASISWA RI - PLUS PROGRAM
Students of DARMASISWA program who have been invited to study in university/college required to teach one of the foreign languages (English, French, Germany, Japanese and Chinese) to schools as a native speaker.
1. Right and Obligation of Participants
a. Free of tuition fee
b. Willing to teach foreign language in the Indonesian schools for 10 (ten) hours/week.
c. The participants may seek assistance from their own school in finding a house/room to rent.
d. The participants will be fetched at the airport upon their arrival
2. Schedule of Darmasiswa RI Plus Program
a. The final submission of the application: The end of April every year
b. Selection of documents: 1st of May every year
c. Orientation, Bahasa Indonesia courses, and Teaching Methodology: 1st week of August every year
d. Teaching program: 1st week of September until 2nd week of Desember every year and 1st week of May until 4th week of July every year.
e. Academic program: 1st week of January until 4th week of April every year
3. Places of Study for Academic Program
For Arts centered in Yogyakarta and for Bahasa Indonesia centered in Malang. Detailed information available in our web : http://www.darmasiswa.depdiknas.org

C. DARMASISWA RI - SHORT COURSE PROGRAM
Darmasiswa RI Scholarship Short Course Program aims to facilitate the upgrading of the foreign students ability on Bahasa Indonesia in Indonesian Higher Education Institutions for the period of 6 (six) months, who will obtain the undergraduate as well as graduate programs in the Indonesian Higher Education Institutions at their own cost.
1. Right and Obligation of Participants
a. Free of tuition fee
b. The participants may seek assistance from their own university in finding a house/room to rent.
c. The participants will be fetched at the airport upon their arrival.
2. Schedule of Darmasiswa RI Short Course Program
a. The final submission of the application: The end of Desember every year
b. Selection of documents: 1st week of January every year
c. Announcement: 2nd week of January every year
d. Academic program: 1st week of March to August every year
3. Places of Study
Names of universities or colleges available in our web: http://www.darmasiswa.depdiknas.org

II. PROCEDURES (Darmasiswa RI Program Regular, Darmasiswa RI Plus Program, and Darmasiswa RI Short Course Program)
A. DOCUMENTS OF APPLICANTS
The applicants are allowed to apply for more than one Higher Education Institutions and submit their complete application forms and other documents to the Embassy or Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia where the applicants reside.
The documents of applicants who have been selected by the Indonesian Embassy will be submitted to the Bureau of Planning and International Cooperation, Ministry of National Education or the Directorate of Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, addressed:
Head, Bureau of Planning and International Cooperation Secretariat General
C Building, 7th Floor Ministry of National Education
Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Senayan–Jakarta 10270
Telp./Fax. (62-21) 5738181, 5709445/46, 5724707
Website: http://darmasiswa.depdiknas.org
and mail to : darmasiswa_kln@yahoo.com or
Director of Public Diplomacy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jalan Taman Pejambon No. 6 Jakarta
Telp. (62-21) 3813480, Fax. (62-21) 3858035

B. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS OF PARTICIPANTS (Darmasiswa RI Regular and Darmasiswa RI Plus Programs)
The applicants for the DARMASISWA Scholarship of the Republic of Indonesia should meet the following qualifications:
1. Are not older than 35 years of age.
2. Have completed Secondary Education or its equivalent.
3. Have a basic knowledge of the field they are applying for.
4. Have filled in the Application Form provided by the Ministry of National Education (MONE) through the Indonesian Consulate/Embassy in their countries of residence. The said form should be accompanied by three (3) copies of the applicants’ latest passport photo.
5. Are in good health as evidenced by a Medical Certificate duly signed by a doctor from their countries of residence and the Medical Examination Form provided by the MONE through the Indonesian Consulate/Embassy in the applicants’ countries of residence.
6. Submit their application documents to the Indonesian Consulate/Embassy in their countries of residence.
7. Submit five (5) copies of their latest passport photo of 2 x 3 cm and 4 x 6 cm to the MONE upon arrival in Indonesia.
8. Submit a photocopy of their passports valid for at least two more (2) years.

C. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS OF PARTICIPANTS (Darmasiswa RI Short Course Programs)
The applicants shall:
a. Fill in and submit the application form
b. Submit a copy of the admission letter from the proposed higher education institution
c. Submit a copy of the academic transcript
d. Submit a recommendation on health condition from a local physician
e. Submit a photo sized 4 x 6 cm (5 pieces)
f. Submit a copy of passport valid for at least 18 more months.
g. Good Knowledge of English.

D. VISA ARRANGEMENT (Darmasiswa RI Reguler and Darmasiswa RI Plus Programs)
1. For their studies in Indonesia, the Darmasiswa participants are required to have a social visit visa issued by the Indonesian Embassy in the participant’s country of residence.
2. Upon arrival in Indonesia, the Darmasiswa participant’s passport has to be submitted to the Bureau of Planning and International Cooperation, Ministry of National Education, for necessary arrangements in obtaining recommendations of the State Secretariat and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

E. VISA ARRANGEMENT (Darmasiswa RI Short Course Program)
The selected participants shall apply the Limited Stay Visa/Visa Tinggal Terbatas (VITAS) on this program, acquired at the local Embassy/Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia after being endorsed by the Directorate General of Immigration, Jakarta. Therefore, participants shall send their copy of passport valid for at least 18 months at the minimum to Bureau of Planning and International Cooperation, Ministry of National Education.

F. THE SCHOLARSHIP COVERS
a. Exemption from tuition fee.
b. Allowance on living cost of Rp 1.000.000,00 (one million rupiah) per months.
c. Clothing allowance; a one-time payment of Rp 300.000,00 (three hundred thousands rupiah).

G. AIRFARE TICKET
The Government of Republic of Indonesia is not providing the participants ticket.

H. HEALTH INSURANCE
The participants are expected to have an international health insurance since it is not provided by the organizing committee.

Bureau of Planning and International Cooperation
Ministry of National Education
The Republic of Indonesia