The Innovators’ Scholarship, led by the AIS Research and Development Center, supports outstanding students from island states to pursue studies aligned with sustainable island and coastal development. Partnering with top Indonesian universities like Universitas Diponegoro, ITB, and IPB University, the program now includes postgraduate Island Studies and exchanges with the University of Malta’s ISSI, providing students with academic, interdisciplinary, and international opportunities to advance island resilience and innovation.