StudyDesk Scholarships
About the scholarship
The BI Presidential Scholarship is the flagship master’s award of BI Norwegian Business School, Norway’s largest business school. It goes to applicants with a superior academic record who are admitted to the first year of a Master of Science programme at the Oslo or Bergen campus. International applicants receive full tuition for up to two years plus a living-expense stipend of NOK 50,000 per semester; applicants who already hold a bachelor’s from a Norwegian institution and qualify for Lånekassen loans are treated as domestic and receive full tuition per semester.
The 2026 cycle (deadline 1 March 2026) is closed. The 2027 cycle — the currently open intake — shares the 1 March deadline and is what this article covers.
Eligibility
- Admitted to the first year of an MSc programme at BI, campus Oslo or Bergen (the BI–Luiss Joint Master’s in Marketing is excluded).
- Superior academic record — the school’s stated standard is a minimum overall GPA of ‘A’ on the ECTS scale or an equivalent top-level grade.
- Only candidates seeking their first graduate/master’s degree.
- Open to Norwegian and international applicants; students in the third year of BI’s Siviløkonom (Sivøk) programme are also eligible.
- Renewal: full study progression (30 ECTS per semester) and a minimum cumulative GPA of ‘B’ on the BI ECTS scale.
- Recipients should be prepared to act as BI Ambassadors for the school.
Benefits
- International applicants: full tuition fees for up to two years plus NOK 50,000 per semester in living-expense support.
- Norwegian applicants and Norway residents: full tuition fees for each semester, up to two years.
- Sivøk applicants: full tuition fees per semester, up to two years.
- One scholarship per applicant; the award is tied to a specific programme and campus and cannot be transferred.
Documents required
The Presidential scholarship application is submitted together with the MSc admission application and consists of:
- A scholarship application letter, maximum one page, explaining why you deserve the award and how your academic record qualifies you
- A CV/résumé — combined with the letter into one PDF
- The complete admission application with all standard MSc admission documentation
3rd-year Sivøk applicants apply by email to info@bi.no with the subject line “Master Scholarship Application”.
How to apply
- Apply for the MSc programmeSubmit your admission application for an eligible MSc through BI’s online application portal — the scholarship application is made at the same time, via the ‘Scholarship’ tab in the portal.
- Upload the one-PDF applicationCombine your one-page letter and CV into a single PDF and upload it under the ‘Scholarship’ tab before 1 March 2027.
- Accept the admission offerScholarship decisions are communicated in the spring, most by late April; the award requires you to accept the offer and maintain full study progression.
FAQs
BI Norwegian Business School, Norway — its flagship Presidential award for incoming master’s students.
No — the 2026 cycle closed on 1 March 2026. This article covers the live 2027 cycle, which shares the 1 March deadline.
A superior academic record — BI’s stated minimum is an ‘A’ overall on the ECTS scale or an equivalent top grade, and a ‘B’ cumulative average to keep the award.
For international applicants, yes: NOK 50,000 per semester on top of full tuition, subject to academic progression.
The scholarship application (one-page letter + CV in one PDF) is submitted together with the MSc admission through the portal’s ‘Scholarship’ tab.
Not confirmed on BI’s official scholarship pages — do not treat third-party claims of a score requirement as fact.
Verified 20 Oct 2026 via BI’s official scholarship pages (bi.edu/bi.no — international award: full tuition ×2 yrs + NOK 50,000/sem; first-degree-only, Oslo/Bergen, renewal terms) + official general scholarships page (March 1 deadline; one-PDF letter+CV via ‘Scholarship’ tab; late-April decisions) + 6+ agreeing sources (deadline 1 Mar; Sivøk email route). Third-party-only claims (GMAT/GRE, 20+10 quota) not stated as fact.
