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title: "KNB (Kemitraan Negara Berkembang) Scholarship"
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# KNB (Kemitraan Negara Berkembang) Scholarship

An Indonesian government scholarship for students from developing countries to study at bachelor's, master's or doctoral level at one of 47 partner Indonesian universities. The 2026 round's application window has closed and no 2027 dates are published on the official site yet.

Checked 17 Sept 2026

[See the official page](https://knb.kemdiktisaintek.go.id)

- **Deadline:** Closed for this cycle
- **Study in:** Indonesia
- **Level:** Undergraduate, Master's, PhD
- **Covers:** Tuition fees, Living costs, Travel +2 more

**Why there is no date here.** The official KNB portal's own 2026 selection schedule: application submission 2 February to 31 March 2026, Indonesian Embassy verification 6 to 17 April 2026, ministry-level verification 20 to 30 April 2026, academic selection 4 to 22 May 2026, results announced 19 June 2026, and re-registration 22 to 26 June 2026. That full cycle has passed and no 2027 schedule is published on the official site yet. Check knb.kemdiktisaintek.go.id directly for the next round before applying.

What you get

Coverage listed in the official 2026 guidelines: a one-time settlement allowance on arrival; tuition for the BIPA Indonesian-language preparatory year and for the regular (non-international) academic class; a living allowance while in Indonesia; a research and book allowance; health insurance for illness and accidents, not cosmetic treatment; one-time funding for a scientific article, for master's and doctoral students; economy airfare to Indonesia plus local transport to the host university; and economy return airfare plus local transport to the airport after the graduation certificate is issued. The guidelines reviewed for this entry do not print fixed rupiah amounts for these items, so do not treat any specific figure quoted elsewhere as confirmed.

Covers

-   Tuition fees
-   Living costs
-   Travel
-   Health insurance
-   Other costs

## Who can apply

-   Bachelor's applicants: maximum age 21 as at 31 December of the intake year, holds a high-school diploma, minimum English score TOEFL ITP 477 / TOEFL iBT 53 / IELTS 5.5 / TOEIC 510
-   Master's applicants: maximum age 35, holds a bachelor's degree only (an existing master's holder cannot apply for the master's track), minimum English score TOEFL ITP 500 / TOEFL iBT 61 / IELTS 6.0 / TOEIC 575
-   Doctoral applicants: maximum age 40, holds a master's degree, must name a supervisor at the specific KNB partner university and provide that supervisor's letter, minimum English score TOEFL ITP 530 / TOEFL iBT 71 / IELTS 6.0 / TOEIC 640
-   English certificates must be within two years of application, with an exemption if the previous degree was taught in English or the applicant is from a majority English-speaking country
-   Recommendation letter from the Indonesian Embassy or Consulate in the applicant's country of origin, not country of domicile
-   Passport valid at least through 31 December of the year after the intake year
-   Will not marry an Indonesian citizen or another KNB scholar, and will not become pregnant, during the award

### A wide-reach programme with a genuinely long track record

KNB began after the 1992 Non-Aligned Movement summit, originally restricted to NAM member countries before Indonesia lifted that limit in 2002 and opened it to a much wider set of developing countries. The official site states it has supported 2,299 students and alumni from 107 countries since 2006, across a network of 47 partner universities inside Indonesia, spanning bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral study.

### The requirements scale up sharply by degree level, not just the age limit

Each level has its own separate bar on age, prior qualification and required English score, and they are not interchangeable. Bachelor’s applicants need only a high-school diploma and the lowest English threshold (TOEFL ITP 477 or equivalent), but master’s and doctoral applicants face progressively higher English minimums, up to TOEFL ITP 530 for doctoral applicants, and a hard rule that an existing master’s holder cannot apply to the master’s track at all, only to the doctoral one. Doctoral applicants carry the heaviest extra requirement: they must already have identified and secured a letter from a specific supervisor at their chosen KNB partner university before applying, which means the university and supervisor search has to happen well before the application window opens, not during it.

### The route to application runs through your embassy, not straight to Indonesia

KNB is not a direct online-only application. Applicants first download the official offering letter from the KNB portal, then take that letter and a full document set to the Indonesian Embassy or Consulate in their own country of origin, specifically, not wherever they currently live, to obtain a recommendation letter. Only after that embassy step can an applicant complete the online application on the KNB site itself. Budgeting time for the embassy visit and processing, on top of the application’s own document list, is worth doing well before the window opens.

### The coverage is broad, but Indonesia’s own guidelines don’t publish a rupiah figure

The 2026 guidelines describe wide-ranging support: a settlement allowance, tuition for both the Indonesian-language preparatory year and the regular class, a living allowance, a research and book allowance, accident and illness insurance, one-time funding toward a scientific article for postgraduate scholars, and both outbound and return airfare. What the guidelines reviewed for this entry do not do is attach a specific rupiah amount to any of these line items, so treat any fixed figure quoted on a third-party listing site as unconfirmed until Indonesia’s own documentation states one.

### A few unusual personal-conduct conditions apply during the award

Beyond the academic and document requirements, the 2026 guidelines include conditions not common on most scholarships covered on this site: recipients must not marry an Indonesian citizen or another KNB scholar during the award, and must not become pregnant during it. Applicants weighing KNB against other funding should read the current year’s guideline document in full for the complete rule set, since these conditions carry real consequences for continuing the award.

Where this comes from

Every fact above was read on **knb.kemdiktisaintek.go.id**, the awarding body's own website, and last confirmed on **17 September 2026**. Nothing here is taken from another directory. Funding bodies change deadlines and eligibility rules without notice, and we are not affiliated with Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia. Always confirm on the official site before you apply.

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[Apply on the official site](https://knb.kemdiktisaintek.go.id)

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