Putera Sampoerna Foundation Overseas MBA Scholarship 2010

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Putera Sampoerna Foundation Overseas MBA Scholarship
2010 Intake


General Information

Putera Sampoerna Foundation Overview

Putera Sampoerna Foundation is a professional philanthropy organization and a service provider for Corporate Social Responsibility with a commitment to education. It was established in 2001 in response to the urgent need to improve the quality of education in Indonesia.

Putera Sampoerna Foundation Overseas MBA Scholarship

The Putera Sampoerna Foundation Overseas MBA Scholarship is a means to groom Indonesia’s future business leaders. Putera Sampoerna Foundation provides one (1) scholarship to pursue a Master’s of Business Administration degree at leading university overseas. Upon completing the program, the scholarship recipient is required to return to Indonesia and endeavor to transfer his/ her knowledge to his/ her fellow citizens.
Application deadline is February 1, 2010.



Putera Sampoerna Foundation Overseas MBA Scholarship consists of the following options:
No. Name of Scholarship
1 Putera Sampoerna Foundation MBA in the USA
2 Australian Education International – Putera Sampoerna Foundation MBA in Australia
3 Ambassade de France en Indonésie – Putera Sampoerna Foundation MBA in France
4 British Council – Sampoerna Foundation MBA in the UK
5 Singapore Education – Putera Sampoerna Foundation MBA in Singapore



CONDITIONS OF AWARD
The information contained in this document is intended for the Putera Sampoerna Foundation Overseas MBA Scholarship, pertinent to the 2010 Intake only.

I. Basic Eligibility
II. Further Requirements
III. Nature of award
IV. Duration of Award
V. Break from Study
VI. Employment
VII. Penalties
VIII. Termination
IX. Other Tasks and Obligations
X. Alumni Contribution Scheme
XI. General Procedures
XII. Timeline
XIII. Additional Information

I. Basic Eligibility

1. Applicant must satisfy ALL of the following conditions:
2. Indonesian citizen who is under 35 years of age when lodging the application.
3. Hold a local Bachelor’s degree from any discipline with a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale).
4. Have a minimum of 2 year full-time professional work experience after the completion of the undergraduate degree.
5. Currently did not enroll in graduate or post-graduate program, or obtained a Master’s degree or equivalent.
6. Did not graduate from an overseas tertiary institution, unless was on a full scholarship.
7. Do not receive other equivalent award or scholarship offering similar or other benefits at the time of the award.
8. Has applied to the university(ies) that are recommended by Putera Sampoerna Foundation for the academic year 2010/2011 by the closing date of this scholarship application (February 1, 2010).
9. Submit the result of TOEFL/ IELTS and GMAT with the minimum score as required by the chosen university.
10. Have motivation to return to Indonesia and work in Indonesia upon completion of the MBA program.


Any applicant proves to have forged information in his/her application form or any of the documents attached therein will be immediately disqualified.

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II. Further Requirements

Applicant also must:
1. Demonstrate leadership potential and interest in and commitment to community and national development.
2. Meet the requirements for obtaining a student visa of the designated country upon acceptance of the scholarship.
3. Comply with the application of the scholarship rules and regulations as stipulated by Putera Sampoerna Foundation, partner institution for each respective program, and the university.

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III. Nature of award
1. The scholarship covers the following:

* GMAT and TOEFL/ IELTS reimbursement, one time only, based on original invoice;
* University application fee, for up to 2 (two) universities;
* Student visa application fee;
* Return airfares from Jakarta to the place of study;
* Tuition fees, for the duration of study;
* Living allowance, to support living costs during period of study;
* Literature allowance, to purchase textbooks required for study.

2. The scholarship is intended for full-time/ regular class study only.
3. Scholarship recipient is not permitted to undertake any form of employment at any time during the course of study.

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IV. Duration of Award

1. The scholarship is provided for a maximum of 2 (two) years, or otherwise as stated by the university.
2. The scholarship recipient is obliged to complete his/ her study within 2 (two) years. Failure to complete the study within this timeframe will result in a penalty imposed whereby the scholarship recipient must return 50% of the total amount of scholarship fund already disbursed.
3. Continuation of scholarship is subject to the scholar’s satisfactory academic and non-academic progress.

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V. Break from Study
Scholarship recipient is not entitled to take any break from study other than term or semester breaks scheduled by the university without prior written approval from the university and Putera Sampoerna Foundation.

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VI. Employment
There is no obligation for the scholarship recipient or Putera Sampoerna Foundation to engage in any form of future employment. Putera Sampoerna Foundation does not oblige scholarship recipient to work for Putera Sampoerna Foundation and its affiliates or supporting organizations.
However, upon completion of study, the scholarship recipient is required to return and work in Indonesia for 5 (five) consecutive years to contribute the skills and knowledge gained from the MBA study for the development of the country.

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VII. Penalties

1. Putera Sampoerna Foundation will impose penalties for non-compliance with scholarship terms and conditions, including but not exclusive to academic and non-academic performance and participation in mandatory activities. Penalties may be in the form of reduction of funding, suspension of funding, or termination of scholarship funding.
2. Should the scholarship recipient decide to withdraw from the scholarship scheme, any funds already disbursed by Putera Sampoerna Foundation as part of scholarship coverage must be fully repaid by the scholarship recipient.

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VIII. Termination
1. The scholarship will be immediately terminated if:

* The scholarship recipient proves to have forged information in his/ her application form; or,
* The scholarship recipient is dismissed from the study program or expelled from the university; or,
* The scholarship recipient is involved in any illegal or criminal activities.

2. The scholarship will be terminated if the scholarship recipient does not pass the academic and non academic evaluation conducted by Putera Sampoerna Foundation every 6 (six) months and fails to improve his/ her performance within the given probation period.

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IX. Other Tasks and Obligations
Scholarship recipient must:

1. Act in accordance with Putera Sampoerna Foundation’s rules and regulations, as well as those of the university.
2. Attend and participate in the Putera Sampoerna Foundation activities.
3. Actively participate in personal development programs, such as:
* Social activities, which will be conducted by their respective universities or the local community organizations where the scholar resides, for a minimum 36 hours per academic year.
* Orientation Program, which will help the scholarship recipient to adapt to the local community, and to have better understanding of Putera Sampoerna Foundation’s vision and mission.
4. Actively participate in professional development programs, such as internship program.
5. During the study program, the scholarship recipient is expected to maintain regular correspondence with Putera Sampoerna Foundation to report his/her academic and non-academic progress.
6. After successful completion of the program, the scholarship recipient is expected to join Putera Sampoerna Foundation Alumni Association and actively participate in its programs and activities.
7. Return and work in Indonesia for 5 (five) consecutive years upon completion of study to contribute the skills and knowledge gained for the development of the country.
8. Participate in the Alumni Contribution Scheme, and in any other mandatory programs and activities as described herein or in the future.

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X. Alumni Contribution Scheme

"What goes around comes around". This expression highlights that we are all a part of a community. When we use the term community, we can mean our family, our neighborhood, our company, our city, our country, and even "the global village" as the late architect Buckminster Fuller once said. We are all part of a community.

As a member of the community, we help each other in order for all of us to grow as individuals as well as a group of people. We grow in professional terms and, of course, personally.

It is this principle of a larger community which helps each other helps themselves that has shaped the vision of the Putera Sampoerna Foundation. As a part of the community of the Putera Sampoerna Foundation, we look upon each of you, as an individual and as a collective body to help Putera Sampoerna Foundation fulfill its mission to further educate our fellow Indonesians as many as possible and ensure that we will thereby contribute to the building of Indonesia as a nation to stand strong on its own and yet also be an integral part of "the global village".

Let us join hands and continue to build this vision. How can we do this? Through join together in contributing fund upon graduation. This fund is a vehicle that enables those of us who have benefited from a Putera Sampoerna Foundation scholarship to further enable other Indonesians to also benefit as you have to better ourselves as individuals and as a nation. Through this scheme Putera Sampoerna Foundation encourages and supports you to become future donor and philanthropist.

As a scholarship recipient, you will have an opportunity to enjoy better education. What better way to extend the same opportunity to other deserving scholars in our future generation? What better way to strengthen our "community", however you define it? What better way to apply the principles of good will, fellowship, and scholarship?

The way? After graduation, you will be an active part of the Putera Sampoerna Foundation community, as a part of this community; you will communicate and cooperate among yourselves to keep the dream alive. Together, you and your colleagues will help ensure that sufficient funding can provide scholarships for individuals such as yourself in the next generation.

The full scholarship’s worth is approximately between USD 70,000.- to USD 150,000.- per student, depending on the country and university, for the duration of study. Each Putera Sampoerna Foundation Overseas MBA scholarship recipient is required to contribute on monthly basis between USD 300.- (three hundred US dollars) to USD 700.- (seven hundred US dollars), or 5% (five percent) of his/her total net salary / income, whichever is lower, for twenty five years. The alumni contribution scheme will apply starting from 6 (six) months after the alumni returns to employment upon graduation. Alumni are also encouraged to perform fund-raising activities – individually or collectively – to contribute to the fund. Collected contributions will be managed jointly by Putera Sampoerna Foundation and appointed representatives of the Putera Sampoerna Foundation Overseas MBA scholarship program alumni.

Let's keep the dream alive. We need your support for the sake of our future.

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XI. General Procedures
Application package can be downloaded here.

Interested applicants who meet the requirements must complete and return the application package (application form & reference form) by the deadline (February 1, 2010) to Putera Sampoerna Foundation office:

Sampoerna School of Education Building
Jl. Kapten Tendean No.88 C, 5th Floor
Jakarta Selatan 12710, Indonesia

When submit the application package, please write the name of the program at the top right corner of the envelope.
Putera Sampoerna Foundation will consider complete applications only, and will notify the short-listed applicants to attend the continuing stages of the selection process.

When applicable, the supporting documents must be certified by university (for school transcripts), public notary or other relevant authorized parties/ individuals as true copy of the original. Please do not send any original documents. Putera Sampoerna Foundation will not be responsible for handling and returning original documents, but does reserve the right to request the provision of original documents if necessary.

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XII. Timeline
Stage Timeline
Application Deadline February 1, 2010
Paper Selection and Announcement of Results 4th week of February 2010
Panel Interview, Group Discussion, Psychology Profiling and Home Visit 1st week of March 2010
Deadline for Candidates to Report University Admission Status to Putera Sampoerna Foundation 2nd week of April 2010
Final Review 3rd week of April 2010
Winners' Announcement 4th week of April 2010
Departure preparation: passport, student visa, ticket 2nd week of May 2010
Master’s Program Starts July 2010

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XIII. Additional Information

A. List of Universities

Putera Sampoerna Foundation recommends the 2010 scholarship applicants to apply for admission to any of the following universities:



Putera Sampoerna Foundation MBA in the USA Scholarship

* Harvard University - Boston, MA
* Stanford University - Stanford, CA
* Northwestern University (Kellogg) - Evanston, IL
* University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) - Philadelphia, PA
* Massachusetts Institut of Technology (Wharton) - Cambridge, MA
* University of Chicago (Booth) - Chicago, IL
* University of California-Berkeley (Haas) - Berkeley, CA
* Columbia University - New York, NY
* Yale University - New Haven, CT

* Reference: USNews: America’s Best Graduate Schools 2009 (www.usnews.com)



Australian Education International – Putera Sampoerna Foundation MBA in Australia Scholarship

* Australian Graduate School of Management
* Melbourne Business School

* Reference: Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2009



Ambassade de France en Indonésie – Putera Sampoerna Foundation MBA in France Scholarship

INSEAD

* Reference: Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2009



British Council – Putera Sampoerna Foundation MBA in the UK Scholarship

* London Business School
* University of Cambridge (Judge)
* University of Oxford (Said)

* Reference: Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2009



Singapore Education – Putera Sampoerna Foundation MBA in Singapore Scholarship

* National University of Singapore
* Nanyang Technological University

* Reference: Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2009



Prospective applicants are advised to directly contact the universities to find out about the admission process and requirements for an enrolment. Applicants’ inquiries about the scholarship (requirements, conditions, coverage, etc.) should be directed to Putera Sampoerna Foundation: (62-21- 577-2340 ext.7153/ ella.cecilia@sampoernafoundation.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).



B. Further Information
TOEFL
The Indonesian International Education Foundation (IIEF)
Tel. 021-831-7330
Website: www.iief.or.id
GMAT
Universitas Indonesia, Salemba
Phone: 021-315-9225
-Universities in Australia
Australian Education Centre
Phone: 021-522-9675
Website: www.studyinaustralia.or.id
Universities in UK
British Council
Phone: 021-515-5561
Website: http://www.educationuk.org
Universities in France
CampusFrance
Phone: 021-310-1884
Website: www.campusfrance.org
Universities in Singapore
Singapore Education
Phone: 021-5799-2276/ 2279
Website: www.singaporeedu.gov.sg