The Indonesian Scholarship and Research Support Foundation (ISRSF) based in Jakarta provides major scholarships to establish a new and dynamic group of world-class Indonesian researchers and academics. The foundation also provides grants for innovative research, knowledge creation, and symposia on important societal issues. The goal is to contribute to Indonesian higher education and policy through active engagement in global debates in the social sciences and public policy. Toward this end, ISRSF launched the Arryman Scholars Initiative in 2012 to recruit and train talented young students for MA-PhDs in these fields. Phase I of the Arryman program has supported over twenty doctoral students at Northwestern University (USA) in political science, sociology, history, and anthropology. The Arryman program is also recruiting students for MA-PhDs in economics and policy at SOAS University of London. Phase II of the initiative follows up these educational opportunities with high-quality institutional placement upon returning to Indonesia. In cooperation with top university partners, the foundation has created a network of Institutes for Advanced Research in Indonesia known as the IFAR Consortium. These institutes are designed to ensure that the Arryman Scholars and their IFAR colleagues can thrive as publishing researchers and educators, and that their work can be impactful in Indonesia and beyond.
On 14 December 2022, MoU and PKS signing event with the Rector of Universitas Islam International Indonesia (UIII), Prof. Komaruddin Hidayat and the Chairman of ISRSF, Irfan Hutagalung, both signing the cooperation agreement to establish IFAR UIII, supported by ISRSF.
This is the video of The 10th Annual Arryman Symposium. During the Symposium, Sindhunata Hargyono PhD Candidates from Anthropology Department of Northwestern University presented his latest development of his research dissertation about Researching On Going State Development in An Indonesian Border Area and then followed by Norman Joshua also a PhD Candidate from History Department of Northwestern University presented his research dissertation about Tracing the Archives of Authoritarianism Regime: State of Emergency, Violent Crime, and Counterinsurgency in 1950s Indonesia.
On February 2, 2022, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia (Atma Jaya University) with the support of ISRSF launched the Institute for Advanced Research (IFAR) Atma Jaya. In the picture, The Rector of Atma Jaya University, Dr. Agustinus Prasetyantoko and ISRSF Director, Irfan Hutagalung signed the cooperation agreement establishing IFAR Atma Jaya which ISRSF supports.
