Politap Holds Scientific Webinar: Tips for Winning 2026 PKM Proposals

Ketapang, 27 October 2025 – Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) (Ketapang State Polytechnic, Politap), through the Center for Research and Community Service (P3KM), held a two-day Scientific Webinar on 27–28 October 2025 online via the Zoom Meeting platform. The webinar was officially opened by the Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang and attended by lecturers and researchers from various higher education institutions across Indonesia, including Universitas Semarang (USM), Akademi Kesehatan (AKKES) 17 Agustus 1945 Semarang, Institut Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan (IKIP) PGRI Pontianak, Politeknik Negeri Sambas (Poltesa), Politeknik Negeri Balikpapan (Poltekba), Politeknik Negeri Nunukan (PNN), Politeknik Negeri Fakfak (Politnef), Politeknik Negeri Cilacap (PNC), and Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Politap) as the host.

The first day of the event, held on Monday, 27 October 2025, carried the theme “Tips for Winning PKM Proposals: Dissecting Community Service Proposals”. The webinar featured Dr. Muhammad Kadir, S.P., M.P. from Politeknik Pertanian Negeri Pangkajene Kepulauan (Polipangkep) as the speaker, with Muh Anhar, S.T., M.T. from Politap as the moderator.

Meanwhile, on the second day, Tuesday, 28 October 2025, the event continued with the theme “Tips for Winning 2026 Research Grants: Dissecting Basic Scheme Research Proposals”.
This webinar featured Dr. Ir. Tineke Saroinsong, SST., M.Eng. from Politeknik Negeri Manado (Polimdo) as the speaker, with the same moderator, Muh Anhar, S.T., M.T.

Through this event, participants gained various tips and strategies for writing PKM and research proposals, ranging from writing techniques and citation management to aligning with proposal templates according to BIMA guidelines. Following this webinar, it is hoped that more lecturers will be motivated to prepare and submit research or community service proposals through the BIMA system, as well as successfully secure funding for the 2026 fiscal year.

In addition, the event emphasized the importance of enhancing research and PKM outcomes, such as publications in SINTA 1–2 or Scopus-indexed journals and securing patents. These efforts are expected to improve P3KM's cluster ranking and provide opportunities for lecturers to participate in higher-level research and community service schemes in the future. (Finn)