BI Norwegian Business School Presidential Scholarship 2024

Application is invited to apply for BI Norwegian Business School Norway International Scholarships 2024. All international student from all over the world is eligible to apply for the BI Norwegian business school scholarship in Norway. This Norway scholarship 2024 offers bachelor and master-level study programs.

The duration of the Norway scholarship for an international student is 2 years for a master’s and 3 years for a bachelor’s program. A variety of academic fields and majors are available under the BI Presidential Scholarship 2024. Committed to supporting and promoting the most qualified academic candidates for its programs, BI is pleased to offer several generous scholarship opportunities.

• Table of Content
• About BI Norwegian Business School
• BI Norwegian Business School Presidential Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of BI Norwegian Business School Presidential Scholarship
• Requirements for BI Norwegian Business School Presidential Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for BI Norwegian Business School Presidential Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About BI Norwegian Business School

BI Norwegian Business School (Nynorsk: Handelshyskolen BI) is the largest business school in Norway and the second largest in all of Europe. BI has in total four campuses with the main one located in Oslo. The university has 845 employees consisting of an academic staff of 404 people and 441 administrative staff. In 2015, BI Norwegian Business School had 18,728 students. BI is the largest supplier of economic and administrative competence and skills in Norway with more than 200 000 graduates since 1983. BI Norwegian Business School is a private foundation and is accredited by NOKUT as a specia... continue reading

BI Norwegian Business School Presidential Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of BI Norwegian Business School Presidential Scholarship

Norwegian and International Applicants who are residents of Norway: Scholarships will cover full tuition fees for each semester, for up to two years, if the student achieves the academic progression requirements.

Sivøk Applicants: Scholarships will cover full tuition fees for each semester, for up to two years, if the student achieves the academic progression requirements.

International Applicants: Scholarships will cover full tuition fees and a stipend for each semester, for up to two years, if the student achieves the academic progression requirements. The stipend is to assist with living expenses but does not cover all expenses (approximately 70%).

Requirements for BI Norwegian Business School Presidential Scholarship Qualification

• Candidates must have a minimum overall GPA of ‘A’ on the ECTS scale or the equivalent top-level grade on international grade scales to be considered.
• Students in the 3rd year of the Sivøk programme are eligible to apply.
• Candidates with Norwegian citizenship or international citizenship from EU/EEA/Switzerland.
• Citizens of countries from outside the EU/EEA who are residents of Norway may be eligible, depending on their residency status. Please see list on this webpage to determine eligibility. If you fall in this category, include documentation of residency with your scholarship application letter. 
• International applicants (all citizenships) who moved to Norway for their bachelor studies and will complete a bachelor’s degree in Norway (full 180 ECTS) in spring of year of application. International applicants with citizenship from outside the EU/EEA must not have a break in studies between the completion of their bachelor’s degree and the commencement of their master’s degree.
• Candidates admitted to a Master of Science degree programme at campus Oslo or campus Bergen, with the exception of the BI-Luiss Joint Masters in Marketing.

Note: International applicants with citizenship from outside the EU/EEA/Switzerland who are not residents of Norway are not eligible for this scholarship.

Interview date, Process and Venue for BI Norwegian Business School Presidential Scholarship

BI has a generous scholarship programme for master’s studies. However, the competition for scholarships is great. Each year, the number of scholarship applications received from master’s applicants is far greater than the number of scholarships available.

• BI Norwegian Business School aims to build a diverse and international student body.
• Only applicants who have been admitted to a Master of Science programme and have applied as instructed will be considered.
• Scholarship applications will be considered only if the offer of admission has been accepted.
• BI ensures distribution of scholarships across MSc programmes.
• BI reserves the right to award scholarships according to institutional priorities which many include prioritizing specific master’s programmes, diversity and gender distribution, or selected partner schools of BI.
• All candidates will be assessed according to the ECTS scale. Applicants with international bachelor's degrees will have their grades converted to the ECTS scale.
• Other factors that may influence awarding could be other academic achievements, GMAT/GRE/CAT scores, extracurricular achievements, and special personal achievements.
• International applicants who apply for the BI Presidential Scholarship will also be considered for the MSc International Scholarship.

• Notification of Scholarship Awards

  • Scholarship offers are not sent with offers of admission. You will receive the offer of admission first.
  • Applicants must accept the offer of admission while awaiting scholarship decisions.
  • Scholarship offers will be sent to selected candidates throughout the admission cycle.
  • Scholarship offers must be accepted by the date indicated on the offer. Scholarships not accepted by the deadline will be withdrawn/cancelled and awarded to another candidate.
  • All scholarships will be awarded by the end of April with the exception of the A. Wilhelmsen Foundation Scholarship and the BI-Luiss Joint Master in Marketing Scholarship which are awarded later in the spring.
  • All scholarship applicants, including those not selected, will be informed of the scholarship application decision by the end of April.

  Scholarship decisions cannot be appealed.

• Application Deadline

  Application deadline is March 1.

  International and domestic applicants: A complete application for admission, including your scholarship application, must be uploaded to the online application portal. Applications for scholarship are not accepted by email.

  Siviløkonom 3rd year students: Scholarship application letters must be emailed to [email protected].

  Late applications will not be considered.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• Applications for scholarship are not accepted by email, with the exception of 3rd year Sivøk applicants (see below). 
• Always apply for a scholarship at the same time as you apply for admission on the online application portal.
• Write a scholarship application letter, maximum one-page, outlining why you should be considered for this scholarship. Scholarships are awarded based on academic merit, not on financial need.
• Upload it to the section marked ‘Scholarship’ in your online application for admission.
• Include all the required documentation to be evaluated for admission to a Master of Science programme. The scholarship application will only be considered if a complete application for admission has been submitted and the offer of admission is accepted.
• BI students currently in their 3rd year of the Siviløkonom programme, can apply the spring of their 3rd year by sending a scholarship application letter to [email protected] with the subject line: BI Presidential Scholarship Application
• International applicants who apply for the BI Presidential Scholarship will also be considered for the MSc International Scholarship. A separate scholarship application letter is not required.

For more details visit: BI Norwegian Business School website.