Sampoerna Foundation Overseas MBA Scholarship Program

The Sampoerna Foundation Overseas MBA Scholarship Program is a mean to groom Indonesia’s future business leaders. Sampoerna Foundation provides the qualified individuals the opportunity to pursue a Master of Business Administration degree at leading business schools overseas. Upon completing the program, scholars are expected to return to Indonesia and endeavor to transfer their knowledge to their fellow citizens.

Application deadline is April 30, 2007. Applications should be submitted as early as possible. Applicant may apply for more than one of Sampoerna Foundation scholarship programs concurrently.

No. | Name of Scholarship(s) | Maximum number of scholarship(s) granted for 2008 Intake

1. Sampoerna Foundation (SF) MBA in the US | 4
2. Fulbright – SF MBA in the US Scholarship* | 3
3. Australian Education International (AEI) – SF MBA in Australia | 4
4. Ambassade de France en Indon�sie – SF MBA in France | 2
5. British Council (BC) – SF MBA in the UK | 2
6. Singapore Education (SE) – SF MBA in Singapore | 2

*Please contact AMINEF about this particular program and how to apply.

What are the requirements?

A. Basic Requirements

• Indonesian citizen under 35 years of age when lodging the application
• Hold a local Bachelor degree from any discipline with a minimum GPA of 3.25 (on a 4.00 scale)
• Have a minimum of 2 year full-time professional work experience after completion of undergraduate degree
• Have a valid proof of GMAT and TOEFL as required by each Program (GMAT and TOEFL score can be submitted when applicants pass Sampoerna Foundation selection)
• Not currently enrolled in graduate/post-graduate program/school
• Not enrolled or graduated from an overseas tertiary institution, unless it was on a full scholarship
• Not receiving other equivalent award or scholarship offering similar benefit at the time of the award
• Demonstrate they are from financially disadvantaged family and without the scholarship, will not be able to study for an overseas MBA program

B. What is covered?

This scholarship is worth approximately USD 70,000 – to USD 150,000 per student, depending on the country and university, for the duration of study and covers:

• GMAT and TOEFL/IELTS reimbursement, one time only, based on original invoice, for GMAT and TOEFL/IELTS taken no more than 6 months prior to the scholarship application;
• University application fee, for up to 2 (two) universities;
• Student visa application fee;
• Return airfares from Jakarta to the place of study;
• Tuition fees;
• Living allowance;
• Literature allowance.

C. List of universities

Sampoerna Foundation recommends the 2008 scholarship applicants to apply for admission to any of the following universities:

Sampoerna Foundation (SF) MBA in the USA Scholarship and Fulbright – SF MBA in the USA Scholarship
1. Harvard University (MA)
2. Stanford University (CA)
3. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)
5. Northwestern University (Kellogg) (IL)
6. University of Chicago
7. Columbia University (NY)
8. University of California–Berkeley (Haas)
9. Dartmouth College (Tuck) (NH)
10. University of California–Los Angeles (Anderson)
11. Duke University (Fuqua) (NC)
12. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor (Ross)
13. New York University (Stern)
14. University of Virginia (Darden)
15. Yale University (CT)
16. Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) (PA)
17. Cornell University (Johnson) (NY)
18. Emory University (Goizueta) (GA)
19. University of Texas–Austin (McCombs)
20. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
21. Purdue University–West Lafayette (Krannert) (IN)
22. Ohio State University (Fisher)
23. Indiana University–Bloomington (Kelley)
24. Michigan State University (Broad)
25. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities (Carlson)

* Reference: US News 2007 Top US Business Schools (www.usnews.com)