Scholarships

Our academic partners, together with private companies, offer a limited number of scholarships for highly qualified students requiring financial support.

A scholarship allows participation in GBS at a reduced fee of EUR 890, including accommodation and all program-related activities.

🔗 See the list of our academic partners here.
🔍 Find details on what’s included here.

Scholarship Elibilility:

⚠️ Note: Only students can apply for a scholarship!

Scholarship candidates must:

  • Be enrolled in a relevant master’s program (or final-stage bachelor’s degree).
  • Provide evidence of academic excellence
  • Demonstrate financial need
  • Show high engagement in sustainability, either in practice or academia
  • Present a clear vision for applying the GBS modules in your work or community

📄 Find insights into the full questionnaire here.

👉 ACADEMIC PARTNER UNIVERSITIES

Applicants who study at one of our academic partner institutions are asked to indicate the partner university under “scholarship reference” in the application form.

1 FULL Social Media Scholarship

Are you eager to share your summer experience with a bigger audience? We are offering 1 FULL scholarship: support us with social media content and take part in the GBS Summer University for free!*

Have a look at the details and application criteria and apply until March 8, 2026!

*accommodation is NOT included, but available for a fee of EUR 300.

👉 ACCOMODATION

Accommodation in a student residence in Vienna is available for an additional EUR 300 to our social media scholar.

This fee covers your stay for the full 3 weeks of the program, plus 1 optional extra week before GBS 2026 at no extra cost. Moving in is possible from July, 6 (optional). Moving out is until August, 3 at 9 am.

Accommodation is arranged by us, OeAD student housing - simply indicate your interest when filling out the application form.

Scholarship application deadline: April 30, 2026.

Deadline for the Registration for a BOKU certificate: May 23, 2026.

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