Scholarship

Things to Prepare Before Applying a Scholarship

Getting a scholarship for an overseas study is a competitive process. This is because many people like you want the scholarship, but not all can be awarded. The cholarship money is simply not enough to fund all at once. Also, the scholarship providers want to ensure that only the best, well prepared applicants are selected and so the money is spent rightly and efficiently to what it is intended for. So, you have to be a winner!

Lots of people have won scholarship. You hear this every time. But how have they done this good job? Are they luckier or more superior or intelligent than others? No, they are not! If you ask them about the winning secrets are, they may simply give you the following lists: things to prepare or consider before applying a scholarship.

Academic certificate and transcript

Soon after graduation, do not wait. Obtain your original academic certificate and transcript, and make some copies of them. You need to certify them and, remember, that people at university are some times going somewhere when you need their signatures. More importantly, you need to translate both your academic certificate and transcript. Check around, there maybe some people have done the same. This will ease the task. If not, they are yours anyway. When you are done, it is wise to get other people to see them. They may give you valuable inputs, even correcting misspelled course names. Again, you need signatures of dean and rector on the translated version of your academic certificate and record.

Research proposal

You need to decide earlier which study route you are going to undertake – course or research or both. If you prefer a course-based study, you do not need a proposal. But if you are going to do a research, you definitely need a research proposal.

Good research proposal require time and energy to construct. So it is always better to prepare it earlier. Basically, the proposal will not be much different to the one you have done previously in your research as part of your undergraduate study. This will include background, objective, problems or questions to answer, hypothesis, methodology, and references. These are the essences of a proposal.

When you are done with those basic requirements, ask suggestions from others. When the application is open, check if the scholarship provider requires a bit more to what you have prepared.

Letter from intended university and supervisors

Download application form from the university website and fill it before send it back to the university. The university will respond you and issue you with a letter of acceptance. You may indicate in the form that you will begin your study next year, waiting for a scholarship which you are now struggling for. Most likely they will issue you with a conditional acceptance. They will keep reissuing this until you succeed with your scholarship application.

While your are in the website, go to your targeted department or school to find your potential supervisor. Even, this needs to be done first before filling in a admission form. The reason you will not studying in this university unless you have got an academic staff willing to supervise you. So get their email address, and make contacts with them. In the first time, you just need to introduce yourself, mention your academic background and your research proposal, and ask if he/she is available to supervise you. If they are busy because there are many students already under their responsibilities, don’t panic. Ask him/her if they know people around there who are still able to take additional students.

The good with the letter from university and supervisor when you have them at hand is that you can attach them to your application form and present them to the interviewers. These letters will increase your chances of winning the scholarship because the interviewers will so impressed that you are better prepared and have taken more advanced steps compared to other candidates.

scholarship 2011

Requirements to be recipients Scholarship program Djarum Plus

   1. GENERAL:
          * Male or female.
          * Taking Level of Education  of S1 (Strata 1).
          * Academic achievement with a GPA above 3.00, and have completed 4 semesters (family’s financial situation became one of the considerations).
          * Actively participates in the activities of the organization on Campus.
          * Do not receive scholarship from other parties.
   2. ADMINISTRATION:
          * Students submit a written request to get scholarship to the college  through the Director of Administrative Affairs or the Vice Rector III.
          * Copy Card Study Results Semester 4 (four).
          * Copy of certificate of organization / certificate of organizational active.
          * Letter from the campus are not currently receiving a scholarship from another party.
          * Copy of ID card (KTP).
          * One sheet of photo size 4 x 6 cm colored wearing jacket alma mater.
   3. SELECTION TEST:
          * Following a psychological test.
          * Interview.
          * Making a brief article.

    * Download Registration Form
    * List of Indonesia universities which are in partnership with Beasiswa Djarum. If you are one of student in these universities, you may submit your scholarship request.

Beasiswa S1 Djarum Undergraduate Scholarship 2011 2012

Beasiswa S1 Djarum Beasiswa Plus (formerly, Djarum Bakti Pendidikan Beswan Djarum) for Indonesian undergraduate students
Scholarships & Character Development
Djarum is aware, education is one effort to improve the welfare of the community and the nation in creating a better future.

Therefore, since 1984 through a program of Djarum Bakti Pendidikan, Djarum provides scholarships to high-performance undergraduate students from various Indonesian universities both State and private, throughout Indonesia. To further emphasize its commitment to education, starting this year Djarum Bakti Pendidikan has been changed to Djarum Beasiswa Plus.

This is consistent with the direction of the CSR activities of PT Djarum in education that will focus and identical to the granting of scholarships.

Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) Scholarships 2011

The Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) aim to develop leadership and build partnerships and linkages within the Asia-Pacific, while addressing priority development issues of the region.
As ALA Scholarships are an investment in the future of the Asia-Pacific region, ALA scholars are required to return to their home country or the region for two years after they have completed their studies in Australia.

Selection for ALA Scholarships is competitive, based on leadership qualities, academic excellence and potential impact on return home.

Eligibility criteria for ALA Scholarships:

    * You must be a citizen of one of these countries (Indonesia, Myanmar, Timor Leste, Philippines, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Caribbean: Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, etc see here) and not hold or be married/engaged to someone who holds Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency (except for nationals of Niue, Tokelau and Cook Islands who also have NZ citizenship)
    * You must not have held a scholarship to study outside your home country in the 24 months preceding the application closing date.
    * You must have acceptable results from one of these English language proficiency tests, gained no longer than 24 months prior to the opening date of the Scholarship application period.
          o an IELTS Academic Test with a score of at least 6.5 (with no band less than 6), or
          o a TOEFL paper-based test score of at least 580, or
          o a TOEFL computer-based test score of at least 237, or
          o a TOEFL internet-based score of at least 92.