The Ancora-Khazanah Asia (Global) Scholarship is a collaboration between the Ancora Foundation and Yayasan Khazanah to allow Indonesians to pursue Postgraduate studies at one of the top universities in the world.
This programme supports Yayasan Khazanah’s objective to develop future business and industry leaders in the region. It further provides a means for Khazanah and its group of companies to contribute towards the social development of the countries it has operational interests, especially Indonesia.
Selection Criteria
The potential candidate(s) must fulfil the following requirements:
A. General Terms and Conditions
- Possess strong leadership skills and active participation in extra-curricular, social or voluntary activities
- A research outline/ thesis summary is required
- Applicants must have a consistent and outstanding academic achievement record
- Not exceeding 40 years of age as at the enrolment date for the programme
B. Master Degree
- Obtained a First Class Degree (Hons) for Bachelor’s Degree
- Obtained admission to pursue studies at renowned universities (only confirmed offer is considered)
- Not exceeding 40 years of age as at the enrolment date for the Master programme
C. PhD
- Obtained a distinction or ‘A’ grade average or equivalent (if there is a point system) at Master’s level
- Obtained admission at any one of the approved universities abroad
- Not exceeding 40 years as at the enrolment date for the Doctorate programme
List of Universities and Field of Studies
List of approved universities:
- University of Oxford
- University of Cambridge
- Imperial College London
- University College London
- University of Edinburgh
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- Kings College London
- California Institute of Technology
- Stanford University
- Harvard University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Princeton University
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of Chicago
- Yale University
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Columbia University
- University of Pennsylvania
- Cornell University
- University of Melbourne
- Australian National University
List of approved field of studies:
- Business (Eg. Including and not limited to Finance, Accountancy, Economics, Law, International Business, Actuarial Science etc)
- Engineering (Eg. Including and not limited to Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, etc)
- Life Sciences (Eg. Including and not limited to Biotechnology, etc)
- Other disciplines/courses which are in niche-areas and are important for the continued growth and development of the country.
The registration period for intake 2015 intake (Academic Year 2015-2016) is open. Please fill out the application form and email it back to beasiswa@ancorafoundation.com along with your:
- most-updated CV,
- latest transcript,
- research outline or thesis summary.
The registration period has been extended to a new deadline in January. The registration period will be closed on January 31, 2015. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Terms and Conditions
Each fellowship is tenable for a postgraduate program at any of the approved universities. The successful candidate is expected to complete his/her studies within the tenable period.
Each scholarship shall cover the following:
- Tuition and other compulsory fees (as specified by the respective universities);
- Full living costs; and
- One-time return air-ticket (economy class)
