Bocconi Merit Award 2026/27: Graduate Scholarship at Bocconi University

The Bocconi Merit Award covers a full tuition and fees waiver for Master of Science study at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. The university gives the award to first graduate applicants entering the 2026-2027 academic year. Selection rests on academic standing, judged from the admission application you send to Bocconi. You do not submit a separate scholarship application.

Bocconi University in Milan, Italy

Master of Science Program offered at the University

Not specified

Target group:

All students including international students

The Merit Award includes a full tuition and fees waiver, a 100% waiver on the Bocconi ordinary academic tuition and fees.

The award is automatically renewed for the entire legal duration of the regular course of study if the requirements are met. It cannot be renewed for fuori corso year/s.

Academic profiles considered to be amongst the top applicants (International, Italian and Bocconi) will be considered for a Merit Award based on the admission’s application submitted to Bocconi University. The Bocconi Merit Award evaluation will primarily be based on the candidate’s academic achievement. In addition to academic achievement, the complete dossier provided to the Admissions office will be evaluated.

The selection of awardees is carried out by a Committee, nominated by the Rector, including the Dean of the Graduate School and the Dean for International Affairs, whose decisions about numbers, amounts and recipients is final and unquestionable.

The number of awards to applicants will not be equally divided amongst the different rounds. The majority of awards will be allocated, for each category of students (International, Italian, and Bocconi candidates), in the first relevant rounds; the final percentage of awarding for each round is at the discretion of the Committee.

Applications are currently closed.

To be considered for the scholarship, you must apply to a Graduate Program at Bocconi University. A separate scholarship application will not be required. There are different rounds of applications with different deadlines. The deadline for the last round is 29 April 2026.

The assignment of an award will be communicated to awarded students together with admission results. Awarded students must complete the online scholarship acceptance procedure within the enrollment deadline and upload a copy of their updated CV.

It is important to visit the official website (links found below) to access the online application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.