The Government of Indonesia is providing scholarships for Lesotho nationals wishing to study for their Masters Degree in Indonesian universities, through its Developing Countries Partnership Scholarship (DCPS) for the 2008/09 academic year.

This has been announced by Mr. Fred Panggabean, the head of Information and Cultural Affairs in the South African-based Indonesian Embassy.

Mr. Panggabean says the Developing Countries Partnership Scholarship Program is a Masters' Degree programme undertaken over three years, made up of one year of learning the Indonesian Language and Preparatory Programs and two years for the Master's Programme.

He says Participants can choose their preferred fields of study from Humanities, Science, Agricultural Sciences, Social Science, Engineering and Education.

The scholarship covers tuition fees, monthly stipend consisting of the living cost allowance, research allowance and books. The Indonesian Government also provides a round-trip international airfare Jakarta, Indonesia.

The scholarship programme requires candidates to be under 36 years of age, have completed an undergraduate study (bachelor’s degree), and be in good health.

The scholarship program will start in September 2008. The completed scholarship application forms should be submitted to the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Pretoria by March 10 2008.

Source: LENA 21/01/2008