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BIZ Graduation Grant scholarship for master’s students graduating within normative study time

During the academic year 2025–2026, Aalto University School of Business will introduce a new scholarship opportunity, BIZ Graduation Grant, for master’s students who graduate within the normative study time.

The scholarship will be granted to all master’s students who finish their studies and graduate after the 1st of August 2025, within the normative study time or earlier.

The scholarship amount is EUR 800, and it can be granted only once. The instructions for the application will be sent by email to all eligible students after graduation. The application period is only once per academic term. Late applications are not accepted.

Students eligible for the scholarship are:

1. Students who have used a maximum of 10 academic terms to finish BSc in Business or Economics and MSc degree programmes at Aalto University School of Business.
2. Students who have used a maximum of 4 academic terms to finish the MSc degree programme at Aalto University School of Business.
3. CEMS MIM students who have used a maximum of 11 academic terms to finish BSc in Business or Economics and MSc degree programmes at Aalto University School of Business OR CEMS MIM students who have used a maximum of 5 academic terms to finish the MSc degree programme at Aalto University School of Business.

Students can be regarded as eligible in only one category. CEMS MIM students are always regarded as category 3.

For students who have received their study right through open university studies, the normative study time will be counted from the term the study right has started at Aalto.

For students who have transferred their study right from another university É«É«À², the normative study time will be counted from the term the study right has started at the former university.
 

The dean of the School of Business wants to encourage students to graduate with excellent grades in the target time set for their degree. To this end, the school publishes a Dean’s List in a special event every October. Students on the Dean’s List will receive an incentive scholarship of 1000 euros and a certificate of award.  

To make it to the Dean’s List, students must finish their degree within the target time set for the degree and rate among the top 3% in academic performance among the students who began their studies in the same year. Students do not need to apply for inclusion on the list: the school checks the eligibility of all its graduates at the end of each academic year. 

Academic performance is determined on the basis of the weighted average grade of all the studies towards the degree.  

The target time (or the normative duration of studies) is  

• no more than 10 academic terms as an attending student for those pursuing both a bachelor’s and master’s degree at the Aalto University School of Business. 
• no more than 4 academic terms as an attending student for those pursuing only a master’s degree at the Aalto University School of Business. 
• no more than 6 academic terms as an attending student for those pursuing only a bachelor’s degree at the Aalto University School of Business. 

The target time does not include terms that the student has been enrolled as a non-attending student.