BI Presidential Scholarships for International Masters Students 2024

BI Presidential Scholarships are awarded to students who possess an outstanding record of superior academic achievement. The Presidential Scholarships are open to Norwegian and international applicants.

• Table of Content
• About BI Norwegian Business School
• BI Presidential Scholarships
• Aim and Benefits of BI Presidential Scholarships
• Requirements for BI Presidential Scholarships Qualification
• 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 Presidential Scholarships

Aim and Benefits of BI Presidential Scholarships

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 Presidential Scholarships 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.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• Write a scholarship application letter, maximum one-page, outlining why you are deserving of this scholarship and how your academic record qualifies you for consideration.
• Upload the scholarship application letter with your complete application for admission on the online application portal.

For more details, visit BI Norwegian Business School website.