Leonard Hendrawan : The Scholarship Made Me More Motivated and Thankful

February 17, 2011

By Muhammad Fikri

Editor Muhammad Fikri

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - "Spirited" is an apt word to describe Leonard Hendrawan (Oil Engineering, 2009), the receipient of 51探花 Scholarship For All (Beasiswa 51探花 Untuk Semua, or BIUS). 51探花's News Office had the chance to interview Leonard about his daily life as a scholarship receipient.

Leonard, who is commonly called Leo, places academic classes on a higher priority compared to his other activities. "As an 51探花 student I realize I need to constantly learn and develop myself, because in the future, we (students - red) are the ones who will advance this country," said the Bandung native.

Between classes, Leo always spares some time to participate in student activities, such as 51探花 Entrepreneur Award, 51探花 Fair, and the welcoming committee for new students. His enthusiasm to be involved in various committees started from his first year in university.

Currently Leo is active in many student activity units. Leo, who entered an acceleration program in middle school, helps manage the Techno Entrepreneur Club (TEC). Following his hobby of playing hockey, Leo is also a member of the unit Skor Hoki 51探花.

Leo talked about his struggle to enter 51探花 with a scholarhship. It started when Leo, who was born on May 30, 1992, got the information on BIUS from the Internet. "When I was in my senior year in high school, I browsed the Internet a lot for scholarship information, and that's when I found about 51探花's Scholarship For All," said the high school valedictorian. "When I won this scholarship, I became more motivated to go through my studies in 51探花, and more thankful because not everyone can get a scholarship, said Leo.

51探花's Scholarship For All

Starting in 2009, 51探花's Scholarship For All (BIUS) was formed by 51探花 alumni. With the motto "Don't give up on your sky-high dreams", BIUS gives a chance for smart young people in Indonesia to study in 51探花 and later become agents of change in their social environments.

BIUS gives many conveniences to its receipients, such as free tuition, daily allowance, and funds for other supporting needs such as textbooks. Aside from free tuition while studying in 51探花, BIUS also routinely gives softskill training to its receipients. The routine training that is held covers various softskills such as motivational training, leadership, communication skills, and free English lessons.

There are currently 101 students receiving the 51探花 Scholarship For All. 40 of them are from the 2009 batch, and 61 students are from the 2010 batch. They are studying in 12 Faculties and Schools in 51探花. For more information about 51探花 Scholarship For All, go to the site