1. Study Abroad:
A Shared Perspective
Made Hery Santosa
La Trobe University, Australia
E-mail: mhsantosa@hotmail.com

2. Outline
• What is a scholarship?
• Know yourself
• A foreign language?
• How?
• Some places to start
• Academic environment
• Living abroad
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3. A Scholarship
• What is that?
– Personal funds
– Others’ funds
• Does the country giving the scholarship
lose their money?
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4. Know Yourself
• Educational background
• How good is my GPA?
• Do I work already?
• If I do, does the educational background fit
in?
• How good is my English*?
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5. A Foreign Language
• No magic!
• Fun!
• Use any means that help you
• Work hard
• Plan ahead
• Be optimist
• Pray
• See TOEFL or IELTS site information
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6. How to get a Scholarship?
• Never give up!
• Familiarize yourself with Scholarships’ sites,
requirements, and relevant information
• Enough preparation
• Recommendation Letter
• Contacting a Supervisor
• Translation of Official Documents
• Never give up!
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7. How to get a Scholarship?
• Be active; professional development
• Key questions – key answers
• Learn from others
• Learn from failures
• Intelligence is not the most, perseverance
is
• No money!
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8. Some Places to Start
• Website
– http://ppi-australia.org/program/database-beasiswa-
australia/
– http://www.pusatinfobeasiswa.com/
– http://motivasibeasiswa.org/
– http://scholarshipsbank.com
– http://scholarshipsbank.com/student-exchange-
scholarships-beasiswa-pertukaran-pelajar-pemuda/
– http://beasiswa.dikti.go.id/
• Mailing List
– beasiswa@yahoogroups.com
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9. Some Places to Start
• Twitter
– @ScholarshipsUK
– @ScholarshipsEU
– @USA_Scholarship
– @Study2Korea
– @JapanEducation
– @BeasiswaIndo
– @BeasiswaGratis
– @BeasiswaS1
• Facebook
– Beasiswa Indonesia:
https://www.facebook.com/BeasiswaIndo?ref=ts&fref=ts
– Motivasi Beasiswa:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/motivasibeasiswa/?ref=ts&fref=ts
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10. Scholarship List
Australia United States of America
Australian Development Scholarship Fulbright Scholarships
Australian Leadership Awards United Kingdom
Endeavour Chevening
New Zealand Germany
NZ-ASEAN Scholar Awards DAAD
The Netherlands Japan
The Netherlands Fellowship Monbukagakusho
Programmes (NFP) Asia
HSP Huygens Programme AUN/SEED Net
Erasmus Mundus (also for other Sweden
European regions) See also (IndoEM) STINT
StuNed Scholarship Programme
WOTRO: Fund for PhD Projects
Other scholarships
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11. Academic Environment
• Independence vs. Self reliance
• Memorization vs. Understanding
• Critical thinking vs. Facts retention
• Online learning (F2F; blended) vs. F2F
• Active discussion vs. Passive learning
• Rich information, multiple perspectives, no
single right answer
• Global competence; graduate attributes vs.
Surface learning
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12. Living Abroad
• Guidelines Versi PPIA: http://ppia-vic.org/panduan-hidup-di-
melbourne/
– Mengatur akomodasi kamu
– Membuat kartu pelajar (Student ID) di institusi pendidikan tempat kamu
belajar
– Membuat account bank Australia
– Mengisi formulir Lapor Datang Mahasiswa di KJRI / KBRI kota kamu
– Membuat kartu Keypass atau/dan Proof of Age
(supaya kamu tidak perlu bawa-bawa paspor, karena ini merupakan sebuah
“photo id” yang valid di Australia)
– Menjelajahi kota tempat kamu tinggal
– Berkenalan dengan sesama pelajar Indonesia – dan menjadi anggota PPIA!
• Contact PPI: http://www.oisaa.org/,
https://www.facebook.com/groups/oisaa/
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13. Quotes for Thought
• You don’t have to struggle to fit in when
you can stand out (or vice versa)
• The two most important days in your life
are the day you are born… and the day
you find out why – Mark Twain
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14. Thank you 
Any questions, comments or suggestions?
Contact:
Made Hery Santosa
http://mhsantosa.com/
mhsantosa@hotmail.com
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