Future African Leader Scholarship

• Candidates with citizenship from an Africa nation who are not residents of Norway or considered a domestic applicant based on educational background.

• Preference will be given to candidates with citizenship from Africa who are currently enrolled or a recent graduate

        Who has attended/attends a GBSN Member School in Africa 

  or

        Who participated in a GMAC Study in Europe event online or in person in Africa.

  or

        Who participated in a SEED Business Festival event in person in Africa.

• Candidates must submit strong GMAT or GRE test scores required for admission.
• Candidates must have a minimum overall GPA of 4.0 on the ECTS scale to be considered. Applicants with international education will have their grades converted to the ECTS scale by BI Norwegian Business School.
• This is an entrance scholarship for candidates admitted to the first year of a full-time master’s degree programme at campus Oslo, campus Bergen, or campus Trondheim. Note: applicants to the BI-Luiss Joint Masters in Marketing are not eligible for this scholarship.
• Eligible applicants who apply for this scholarship will also be considered for the BI Presidential Scholarship, the Master International Scholarship, and the Women in Finance and Tech Scholarship, if applicable. 
• Only candidates seeking their first graduate/master’s degree are considered for full-time master scholarships.

• Applications for scholarship are not accepted by email. 
• Always apply for a scholarship at the same time as you apply for admission on the online application portal.
• Upload your CV/resume and a scholarship application letter. 
• As preference may be given to the following applicants, be sure to include the following, if applicable: 
  • 1) identify that you are enrolled at or a graduate of a GBSN member school
• Or
  • 2) identify the GMAC Study in Europe event you attended with date and place 
• Or
  • 3) identify the SEED Business School Festival event you attended with date and place.

The scholarship application letter should outline why you should be considered for this scholarship (maximum one-page). Note: Scholarships are awarded based on academic merit, not on financial need.

• Upload the documents to the section marked ‘Scholarship’ in your online application for admission.
• Include all the required documentation to be evaluated for admission to a master’s degree. The scholarship application will only be considered if a complete application for admission has been submitted and the offer of admission is accepted.
• Only the scholarship application and the documentation submitted at the time of application for admission are considered. No additional documentation is accepted once the application is submitted.
• International applicants who apply for the Future African Leader Scholarship will also be considered for other BI sponsored scholarship. A separate scholarship application letter is not required for each scholarship. 

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.

Late applications will not be considered.

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 demonstrating academic excellence is far greater than the number of scholarships available.

Note: Scholarships are awarded based on academic merit, not on financial need.

• BI Norwegian Business School aims to build a diverse and international student body.
• Only applicants who have been admitted to a full-time master’s degree 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 all full-time master’s programmes.
• BI reserves the right to award scholarships according to institutional priorities which may include, but are not limited to, 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.

• 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.
• The majority of scholarship decisions are communicated near the end of April.
• All scholarship applicants, including those not selected, will be informed of the scholarship application decision by the end of April.
• Exception: A. Wilhelmsen Foundation Scholarship and the BI-Luiss Joint Master in Marketing Scholarship are awarded later in the spring.
• Scholarship offers may 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 are final and non-negotiable.
Scholarship decisions cannot be appealed.

All candidates must meet academic progression requirements to maintain their scholarship. Detailed requirements are included in the Scholarship Agreement.

1. Full study progression (30 ECTS) in each semester.
2. Minimum cumulative GPA of a "B" on the BI ECTS scale after completion of each academic semester. No failing grades.