Application Timeline
Our new timetable for the application cycle of the 2018 fellows is below. Please see the document “Timeline and Application Instructions” for more details.
April 30, 2017: Applications are due to Pusdiklat (KEMLU) and Pusbindiklatren (BAPPENAS).
May 17-18, 2017: All applicants are interviewed in person if possible, or by telephone. All applications are reviewed by a selection panel comprised of high-ranking staff at USINDO, SAIS, and the Embassy of Indonesia in Washington, DC, following the interviews.
June 1, 2017: Conditional candidates announced. These candidates will ultimately be accepted only if they achieve the minimum official TOEFL and GRE scores by August 15 2017.
June 15, 2017: Conditional candidates prepare a list of their selected top 5 schools that they will be applying to if they are finally accepted into the program as an Edward E. Masters Fellow. This list should be sent to usindojkt@usindo.org and admin.dskld@kemlu.go.id no later than the deadline mentioned above.
June-August 2017: Conditional candidates begin coursework for the TOEFL and GRE. Candidates will take the TOEFL and GRE during this period, after completing their coursework.
August 15, 2017: Candidates submit official TOEFL and GRE scores to USINDO.
Minimum requirements are as follows:
TOEFL
Internet Based Test: 100
Paper Based Test: 600
Computer Based Test: 250
GRE*
Verbal: 153
Quantitative: 148
*GRE score requirements are estimates at this time and will be revised when average scores for the new GRE test are normalized.
October 14, 2017: Conditional candidates are notified regarding acceptance as Fellows into the program.