BI Norwegian Business School offers this entrance scholarship to applicants graduating from the International Baccalaureate programme with strong results. Recipients enrol full-time in Norway in the Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Data Science for Business, or Bachelor of Digital Business.
The award covers all tuition fees for up to three years if the recipient meets the academic progression conditions. The published opportunity is for programmes beginning in Autumn 2026; its deadlines have passed, and BI has not published an exact date for the next scholarship cycle.
Benefits & funding
- 100% of tuition fees for up to three years.
- Continuation requires 30 ECTS each semester and a minimum cumulative B on the BI ECTS scale after every completed semester.
- The official scholarship page does not state that living or travel costs are covered.
Eligibility
- Applicants must have completed or be completing the International Baccalaureate programme; at least 33 final or predicted IB points are required for consideration.
- Norwegian and international citizens may apply; there is no nationality restriction.
- Applicants must apply to and receive admission for Autumn 2026 to the Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Data Science for Business, or Bachelor of Digital Business.
- Only applicants seeking their first bachelor’s degree are considered.
- The deadline was 1 March 2026 for international applicants not residing in Norway. It was 15 April 2026 for Norwegian citizens and for international citizens attending a Norwegian high school or residing in Norway.
- Selection is based on academic excellence rather than financial need; transcripts, the application letter, other academic results, extracurricular work, and personal achievements may inform the decision.
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Application process
- 1Apply for admission through BI’s online application portal and request scholarship consideration at the same time.
- 2Combine a CV or résumé and a scholarship letter of no more than one page into one PDF.
- 3Upload the PDF in the “Scholarship” section and submit all documents required for admission; BI does not accept scholarship applications by email or additional documents after submission.
- 4Applicants in their final year of high school must provide the final diploma as soon as it is available and no later than 7 July 2026.
Program timeline
Application deadline for international applicants not residing in Norway.
1 March 2026
Application deadline for Norwegian citizens and international citizens attending high school in Norway or residing in Norway.
15 April 2026
First scholarship award round for international applicants.
End of April 2026
7 July 2026
Final diploma deadline for applicants using the 15 April route.
Second scholarship award round for Norwegian and international applicants.
July 2026
Eligible bachelor’s programmes begin.
Autumn 2026