Indonesian Scholarship Darmasiswa Ri Program For The Academic Year 2010/2011

Indonesian Scholarship Darmasiswa Ri Program For The Academic Year 2010/2011

Introduction DARMASISWA is a scholarship program offered to all foreign students from countries which have diplomatic relationship with Indonesia to study Bahasa Indonesia, arts, music and crafts. Participants can choose one of 45 different universities located in different cities in Indonesia. This program is organized by the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) in cooperation with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). The DARMASISWA program was started in 1974 as part of ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) initiative, admitting only students from ASEAN. However, in 1976 this program was extended to include students from other countries such as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and USA. In early 90's, this program was extended further to include all countries which have diplomatic relationship with Indonesia. Until to date, the number of countries participating in this program is more than 75 countries. The main purpose of the DARMASISWA program is to promote and increase the interest in the language and culture of Indonesia among the youth of other countries. It has also been designed to provide stronger cultural links and understanding among participating countries. The interest of international students to participate in this program keep increasing year by year. In 2010, we offer to 750 students who would like to participate in this program as can be seen in the following table: Year Number of Participants Number of countries 2010 750 - 2009 200 50 2008 500 58 2007 450 60 2006 171 43 2005 104 37 2004 86 32 2003 87 34   Darmasiswa RI Program is conducted in 2 schemes, i.e : Regular 1 (One) Year -Darmasiswa RI scholarship Program Regular One Year program is a one-year scholarship program offered to foreign students from countries which have diplomatic relationship with Indonesia to study Indonesian language and Art (traditional music, traditional dance, and Indonesian craft) in selected Indonesian Higher Education Institutions. Regular 6 (Six) Months - Darmasiswa RI scholarship Program Regular six-month program is a six-month scholarship program offered to foreign students from countries which have diplomatic relationship with Indonesia to study Indonesian language in selected Indonesian Higher Education Institutions. The Scholarship Covers Monthly allowance will be received by participant is Rp 1.500.000,00 (one million and five hundred thousand rupiah), and will be transferred to the University/college where they study. The participant is advised to bring enough money in US dollar for unexpected additional expenses in Indonesia. Qualifications Of Applicants 1.     Fill out application form (available at : www.darmasiswa.diknas.go.id )   2.     Not more than 35 years old 3.     Completed secondary education or its equivalent 4.     Copy of academic transcript 5.     In good health as proved by Medical Certificate 6.     Passport size color photograph (5 pieces) 7.     Full-page copy of passport valid for at least 18 months from time of arrival in Indonesia 8.     Able to communicate in English and have a basic knowledge of the field they're applying for   Procedure   The applicant should apply through the following procedures: 1.     Indonesian Embassy/Consulate General in the country of residence. 2.     Visit the website at: www.darmasiswa.diknas.go.id, applicants should notify to the Indonesian Embassy/Consulate General before applying online. 3.     The Application form is also available at http://darmasiswa.diknas.go.id/english/download.php   WHERE TO SEND APPLICATION: Scholarship Section,  Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, Diplomatic Enclave, St. No. 5, Ramna 5/4, Islamabad. The Last date for submission of application is 21, January 2010. 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 Department of National Education Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Senayan-Jakarta Telp./Fax. (62-21) 5724707, 5738181 Website: http://darmasiswa.diknas.go.id and mail to : darmasiswa_pkln@diknas.go.id or Director of Public Diplomacy Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jalan Taman Pejambon No. 6 Jakarta Telp.  (62-21) 3813480  (62-21) 3813480 , Fax. (62-21) 3858035 Health Insurance The Ministry of National Education (MoNE) will not provide health insurance; therefore the participants are expected to have the International insurance. Note: Higher Education Commission, Pakistan is only facilitating the applicants, from Pakistan, and has no/any financial liability regarding this scholarship scheme. Contact Us: Mr. Asif Kaleem Malik, Mr. M. Hassan Saleem ffsp@hec.gov.pk