NTU and Indonesia launch new Master’s scholarship programme

Image: (L-R) LPDP President Director Dr Andin Hadiyanto; MoECRT Director General of Higher Education, Research and Technology Professor Abdul Haris; Indonesia Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology Mr Nadiem Anwar Makarim; Singapore Education Minister Mr Chan Chun Sing and NTU President Professor Ho Teck Hua marked the launch of the INSTEP scholarship at a ceremony held at NTU on 6 June. 

Indonesia’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (MoECRT) and the Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education Agency (LPDP), together with NTU Singapore are launching a new scholarship for Indonesian students taking up Master’s degrees in NTU.  

The Indonesia – NTU Singapore Talent Programme (INSTEP) scholarship will support Indonesian students coming to NTU to pursue a full-time Master’s by Coursework or Master’s by Research degree.

The scholarship is funded by NTU and the Indonesian government through its MOECRT and the LPDP, a public service agency under its Ministry of Finance. It is slated to start in August 2024.

MoECRT Director General of Higher Education, Research and Technology Professor Abdul Haris, LPDP President Director Dr Andin Hadiyanto and NTU President Professor Ho Teck Hua marked the launch of the scholarship at a ceremony held at NTU today.

Also present were Singapore Education Minister Mr Chan Chun Sing and Indonesia Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology Mr Nadiem Anwar Makarim.