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4. Eligibility

The IDB Merit Scholarship Programme is only for scholars from member countries who are (still) attached to their educational, scientific and technological institutions and research centres in their countries and are actively working in the scientific and technological development of their countries.

The IDB Merit Scholarship Programme does not award scholarships to individuals but to promising and/or renowned scholars as nominated and sponsored by their institutions and as seen suitable and appropriate by the Offices of the IDB Governors of their countries in terms of the developmental and scientific needs of their countries.

Applicants for the IDB Merit Scholarship Programme should have:

1. Age between 25-35 for Ph.D study or 25-40 for Post-Doctoral research;
2. Minimum M.Sc (for Ph.D study) and Ph.D (for Post-Doctoral research) in the field of science/technology related to and/or listed under the Programme;
3. Above average ("Very Good") academic standing (not less 3.3/4, B+ or 83%);
4. Work and/or research experience of not less than two (2) years for Ph.D study or five (5) years for Post-Doctoral research in the field related to and/or listed under the Programme;
5. A record of publications/research in the same field (as in 4);
6. A proposed field of study and/or research in one of the fields listed under the approved fields of study with its scientific and development relevance to the country being clearly demonstrated in a research proposal endorsed by the nominating institution.

Ability to conduct all aspects of scientific work (reading, writing, speaking) in English or French or other languages used in the place of study is necessary and admission from (or indication of possible admission to) universities or institutions listed under the IDB Merit Scholarship Programme is desirable.

Applicants for post-doctoral research who have had a Post-Doctoral experience outside their countries within the past two years are not eligible.

5. How to Apply

The applications must be submitted through the nominating institutions which, in turn, seek the endorsement from the Offices of the IDB Governors for the country. It is the Offices of the IDB Governors which forward the applications to the IDB and not the individual applicants or the nominating institutions.

To apply, interested scholars may obtain Application Forms and other documents of the Programme (such as the announcement poster, leaflets, brochures, list of institutions of study, etc.) from the Offices of the IDB Governors for their countries, the designated Contact/Focal Points for the Programme and/or the Office of the Scholarship Programme, IDB.

Application Form must be completed in full and copies of all the required documents and necessary attachments must accompany the completed Application Form, as follows:

1. Curriculum vitae (CV)
2. Passport-size pictures
3. (Relevant pages) of passport
4. Birth certificate
5. B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D and Post-Doctoral diplomas (as appropriate)
6. B.Sc, M.Sc and Ph.D transcripts (as appropriate)
7. Cover pages and summaries/abstracts of M.Sc and/or Ph.D. theses
8. Cover pages and summaries/abstracts of publications and papers
9. Training certificate(s) (if any)
10. Language certificate or test score (if any)
11. Letter or evidence of pre-admission (if any)
12. Award(s) (if any)
13. Evidence of membership in professional organization(s) (if any)
14. Three letters of reference
15. Fully certified five-page research proposal (after eligibility)

Detailed instructions on how to apply are given in the Application Form. The deadline for the application is September 30 every year. Any application arriving at the IDB after this date is processed for the subsequent year.
Islamic Development BankOffice of the Scholarship ProgrammeP.O. Box 5925, Jeddah 21432Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

6. Contact/Focal Points for the IDB Merit Scholarship Programme in Indonesia

Head, Bureau of Planning and Foreign Cooperation, Ministry of Finance
Jl. Lapangan Banteng Timur 2-4, Jakarta Pusat
Fax : 345-1205, Tlx : 44319, Tel : 345-1090

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