For more than 20 years now, the SPE Balikpapan Section continues to offer two types of scholarship programs to provide financial support (tuition fees and study support essentials) to students in eastern Indonesia: The University Scholarship Program (USP) and the Scholarship for Educational Assistance (SEA).
During the most recent cycle (2020-2021), a total of 85 engineering and geoscience students (50% of them women) from STT Migas Balikpapan, Hasanuddin University, and the Kalimantan Institute of Technology were honored with a scholarship.
The program reflects the commitment to diversity, gender equality opportunities, and advancing social mobility; in addition, it provides financial support within a holistic program that supports students’ personal growth and development trough mentoring, coaching, and volunteering opportunities to develop a broad base of professional skills.
Khusnul Khatimah, one of the grantees shared the importance that the scholarship played not only to cover her academic dues in the COVID19 context, but also to pay for essential internet services that allowed her to continue with online classes. Wilsen Supriady Lauwijaya and Eko Yudhi Purwanto, the leaders of the scholarship program, have committed themselves to continue with the program and prepare the future leaders of the industry.
Sri Konsep Harum Wicaksono is a member of the TWA editorial committee.
