STF UIN Jakarta Grants Scholarships to 56 Students, Urging Recipients to Become Resilient Scholars
Diorama Room, UIN Online News – The Social Trust Fund (STF) of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta awarded the STF Scholarship for the Odd Semester of the 2026 Academic Year to 56 students. Held in the Diorama Room on Monday (September 14, 2026), the event served not only as a presentation of educational financial aid, but also as part of student development aimed at fostering growth through character building, competence enhancement, and lifelong learning.
The ceremony was attended by the Director of STF UIN Jakarta, Prof. Amelia Fauzia, M.A., Ph.D.; Professor of UIN Jakarta, Prof. Dr. Husni Rahim, Ph.D.; Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Planning at Tokio Marine, Alexander Mahendrawan; STF administrators; donors; and scholarship recipients. The agenda featured opening remarks, development and motivational sessions, a symbolic scholarship handover, and a group photo session.
Director of STF UIN Jakarta Prof. Amelia Fauzia emphasized that STF should be viewed not merely as a financial aid provider, but as a nurturing space for students to develop, grow, and learn. She encouraged scholarship recipients to contribute back to STF so that the program's benefits could reach a wider audience.
“Make STF your home—a home for you to develop, grow, and learn,” Prof. Amelia stated.
She noted that STF's sustainability is aimed not at elevating individuals within the organization, but at enabling the institution to deliver broader benefits to students, the community, and other parties in need, including UIN Jakarta. She also highlighted that UIN Jakarta, through STF, manages a cash waqf program as part of its efforts to build sustainable educational support.
“We need to expand STF so it can offer greater benefits to students and anyone in need, including UIN Jakarta,” she added.
During the mentoring session, Prof. Husni Rahim invited students to view their university years as an opportunity to cultivate three vital assets: moral capital, performance capital, and learning capital. Moral capital encompasses honesty, trustworthiness, discipline, avoiding plagiarism and data manipulation, and using technology and artificial intelligence ethically. Performance capital involves the ability to produce needed outputs, including communication, problem-solving, teamwork, technological proficiency, data literacy, writing, presenting, and discipline-specific competencies.
Meanwhile, learning capital emphasizes the ability to continually learn amid technological shifts and evolving job markets. The capacity to master new skills serves as a long-term asset ensuring students remain relevant post-graduation. These three assets are encapsulated in the principle that character earns trust, competence creates demand, and learning maintains relevance.
“Character makes people trust us. Competence makes people need us. Learning keeps us relevant,” Prof. Husni remarked.
Alexander Mahendrawan expressed that Tokio Marine's collaboration with STF extends beyond fund distribution, serving as a joint effort to generate tangible, measurable, and sustainable benefits. In his view, this support represents an investment in community development and corporate responsibility toward stakeholders.
“For us, this activity is a meaningful collaboration. We do not view this merely as disbursing funds, but as a collective effort to deliver real, measurable, and lasting impact,” Alexander explained.
He added that the opportunities provided through this scholarship should be utilized to complete degree requirements, broaden horizons, build character, and enhance skills to compete in the job market or pursue professional careers.
“This opportunity is provided so you can complete your education, broaden your perspectives, build character, and enhance your capabilities to compete—whether in hard skills, professions, or career advancement,” he noted.
Representing the recipients, Fatih Abdurrahman acknowledged the responsibility to uphold the trust embedded in the scholarship. According to the seventh-semester student from the Faculty of Islamic Studies, the opportunity also fosters camaraderie among awardees involved in various STF initiatives.
“We must fulfill this trust dutifully, as not all UIN Jakarta students receive such a valuable opportunity. Through this event, we can strengthen bonds among awardees while staying motivated to actively participate in STF activities,” Fatih said.
For the Odd Semester of the 2026 Academic Year, STF distributed scholarships to 56 students totaling IDR 214,084,000. This aid comprises the Achievement Scholarship for 45 students (IDR 172,234,000), PHRS for five students (IDR 17,050,000), PAAS for four students (IDR 20,000,000), and the Foster Parent program for two students (IDR 4,800,000).
Through this handover and development program, STF positions scholarships as more than financial aid—framing them as a gateway for personal expansion. Financial support, mentoring, networking, and learning opportunities are aligned to shape character-driven, competent, and adaptive students capable of generating positive impacts for society.