LPPD Jatim, or the East Java Provincial Institute for the Development of Islamic Boarding Schools and Diniyah Education, is a provincial institution focused on strengthening education and human resources in the pesantren community. It manages and develops scholarship programs for students from East Java’s Islamic boarding schools, supporting study at religious and public higher-education institutions in Indonesia and at Al-Azhar University in Cairo.

Its scholarships cover several levels and pathways, including Ma’had Aly Marhalah Ula (M1) and Marhalah Tsaniyah (M2), bachelor’s (S1), master’s (S2), and doctoral (S3) study. The institute also publishes program guidance, application information, selection announcements, and scholarship archives through its website and SIMBA, its scholarship information and management system. Since 2019, LPPD Jatim reports having benefited 7,976 students across partner institutions. In addition to scholarship administration, it shares news, opinion articles, press releases, and digital library resources, and provides information about institutional partnerships and partner universities. LPPD Jatim is based at the Islamic Center in Surabaya and operates under the East Java Provincial Government’s education priorities.