President Prabowo Subianto has ordered an expansion of the LPDP scholarship quota. With 80 percent allocated for STEM disciplines, it is framed as a solution to Indonesia’s lag in science and technology. The question is, however: who gets to sit in those additional seats? As long as the selection process remains non-transparent, we will never know whether the scholarship truly reaches Indonesia’s best talents or continues to favor its already-privileged applicants. To subscribe please click here
