Graduate Women Award

Bocconi University strives to advocate for an inclusive, diverse, and accepting community also from the point of view of the percentage of female students.

For this reason, starting from AY 2021-2022, Bocconi University has introduced a special type of Bocconi Graduate Merit Awards. These are called "Women Awards", designed to award exceptional and talented female students who are interested in pursuing their studies in STEM fields, traditionally led by men.

“Women Awards” aim to redistribute diversity within the Bocconi student body, recognizing academic achievement and the potential of female students interested in continuing their higher education in the area of economics and finance.

The outcome of the Committee evaluation will be communicated to awardees along with admissions results. Those who wish to enroll with the award will need to complete the enrollment procedure and at the same time follow the instructions provided for in the admissions result to formally accept the award.

Please note that the assignment of the Women Award is tied to the program of admission with which it was communicated. For this reason, there is NO guarantee that Women Award holders who wish to request to change their program of admission will be allowed to transfer their benefit towards the new program.

It is specified that the assigned benefit will be revoked to students enrolled to the first year who are still enrolled with reserve as of November 30, 2026. In fact, the University cannot grant a benefit to a student who does not appear to have completed enrollment by that date.

100% waiver on the Bocconi ordinary academic tuition and fees.

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 will be 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.

This award will be renewable for the second year of the MSc (AY 2027-2028), provided that the same merit requirements foreseen for the renewal of the Bocconi Graduate Merit Award are met (50 credits as of 10 September 2027).

To assign Women Awards, consisting of a full tuition waiver, the Scholarship Committee will assess the best profiles in terms of academic career and work/study experiences abroad of female students of any citizenship who have applied for admission to the MSc for AY 2026-2027.

A separate application will not be required. 

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. 

Applicants are automatically considered for the Merit Award with their MSc admission application, and no separate scholarship application is required. 

Admission and Merit Award assignments are usually released at the same time. The assignment will be communicated only to the Awardees. The decision is final and cannot be appealed.

Documents Required

• Online Application
• Application Fee
• Academic Transcripts
• English Language Proficiency