Politics · Indonesia · 2 hrs ago
Jakarta Scholarship to Include Religious Education
Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung says the city’s LPDP scholarship will include religious education as well as other study options.
The program will allow students to pursue education at religious schools, and Pramono said people of all religions will have an opportunity to apply.
He said the city will continue to prioritize applicants from low-income families.
Jakarta may also help applicants meet foreign-language test requirements, which can be a barrier to studying abroad.
The city says it will set up safeguards to prevent interference or cheating in recruitment.
The program is due to start in 2027, under a Jakarta governor’s regulation issued in 2026.
Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said the LPDP Jakarta scholarship will include options for study at religious schools.
The program will be open to students from religious schools who want to pursue religious education.
Pramono said applicants from all religions will have an opportunity, though he noted Jakarta’s population is majority Muslim.
The scholarship will continue to prioritize applicants from low-income families.
The program is set to begin in 2027 under Jakarta Governor Regulation No. 20 of 2026.
- Who
- Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung announced the change. The program is open to students from religious schools.
- What
- The LPDP Jakarta scholarship will include options for religious education.
- When
- Pramono announced it on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The program is set to begin in 2027.
- Where
- Jakarta, Indonesia.
- Why
- Pramono said education can help break cycles of disadvantage in low-income families.
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Pramono announced that the LPDP Jakarta scholarship would include study options at religious schools.
The LPDP Jakarta scholarship program is expected to begin.
- Program
- LPDP Jakarta scholarship
- Eligibility
- Students from religious schools may pursue religious education
- Religions
- Applicants from all religions will have an opportunity
- Priority
- Applicants from low-income families
- Legal basis
- Jakarta Governor Regulation No. 20 of 2026
What people are saying
Dari berapa nanti yang diberangkatkan, tidak semuanya sekolah umum, ada juga sekolah keagamaan
Tidak hanya agama Islam. Semua agama juga kita berikan kesempatan tetapi tentunya mayoritas adalah agama Islam karena bagaimanapun penduduk di Jakarta ini juga mayoritas beragama Islam
Kalau kemudian memang harus mendapatkan bantuan dari pemerintah DKI Jakarta, kami akan memberikan bantuan untuk itu