BI Master International Scholarship

The Master International Scholarship is an entrance award from BI Norwegian Business School for international candidates starting a full-time master's degree at the Oslo, Bergen or Trondheim campus. It is aimed at students with strong academic records, and the competition is high: BI says it receives far more applications from academically excellent candidates than it has scholarships to give.

BI assesses all candidates on the ECTS scale. If your bachelor's degree is from outside Norway, BI converts your grades to the ECTS scale. The minimum overall GPA to be considered is 4.0 on that scale.

The scholarship is not based on financial need. Selection is on academic merit, and BI also considers other academic achievements, GMAT or GRE scores, extracurricular activities and special personal achievements. BI reserves the right to award scholarships according to institutional priorities, which may include prioritising specific master's programmes, diversity and gender distribution, or selected partner schools.

You apply for the scholarship at the same time as you apply for admission, through the online application portal. There is no separate scholarship application letter for this award, but you do need to upload a CV and a one-page scholarship application letter explaining why you should be considered. Your application is only assessed if you have submitted a complete application for admission and accepted the offer of admission.

• You must have international citizenship and not be a resident of Norway.
• You must have a strong academic record, with a minimum overall GPA of 4.0 on the ECTS scale. BI converts international grades to the ECTS scale.
• You must be admitted to the first year of a full-time master's degree programme at campus Oslo, campus Bergen or campus Trondheim.
• Applicants to the BI-Luiss Joint Masters in Marketing are not eligible.
• Only candidates seeking their first graduate or master's degree are considered.
• Candidates with international citizenship who have completed a bachelor's degree in Norway are treated as domestic applicants for scholarship purposes and are not eligible.
• You must have applied for the scholarship as instructed, through the online application portal, and have accepted the offer of admission.

• The scholarship covers full tuition fees for up to two years, provided you maintain the academic progression requirements for scholarship recipients.
• Some candidates may receive an award covering one year of tuition fees.
• To keep the scholarship, you must complete full study progression (30 ECTS) each semester and maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of a B on the BI ECTS scale after each academic semester. Detailed requirements are set out in the Scholarship Agreement.
• You may apply for more than one scholarship, but BI will award only one scholarship per applicant.
• Awarded scholarships are tied to a specific academic programme at a designated campus and cannot be transferred.

Applications for the scholarship are not accepted by email. Apply through the online application portal at the same time as you apply for admission.

1. Prepare your CV or resume and a scholarship application letter of no more than one page, outlining why you should be considered for the scholarship.
2. Combine the CV and the letter into one PDF file.
3. Upload the PDF to the section marked 'Scholarship' in your online application for admission.
4. Include all required documentation to be evaluated for admission to a Master of Science programme. Your scholarship application is only considered if a complete application for admission has been submitted and the offer of admission is accepted.
5. Submit your complete application, including the scholarship application, by the deadline. Only the scholarship application and documentation submitted at the time of application are considered; no additional documentation is accepted later.

Confirm every detail on the official BI page before you apply.