This scholarship is for Undergraduate, Master’s, and PhD.
The Government of the Republic of Mauritius is offering scholarships to deserving students who are resident citizens of active member states of the African Union or African Commonwealth countries for fulltime, on-campus undergraduate (diploma/degree) and postgraduate (MPhil, MPhil/PhD and PhD) programmes tenable in public Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Mauritius.
Benefits
- Tuition fees and course-related costs
- Living allowance
- Travel to and from Mauritius
- Health and Travel Insurance
- Accommodation
Requirements
- For undergraduate programmes, applicants should be above 18 years of age and should not have reached their 26th birthday by 01 January 2028.
- For MPhil, MPhil/PhD and PhD programmes, applicants should not have reached their 40th birthday by 01 January 2028.
- Applicants must have already applied for a full-time on-campus programme (Diploma, Degree, MPhil or PhD) at a public Higher Education Institution in Mauritius for the academic year starting in 2027.
Application Documents
Checklist of Documents to be submitted to Nominating
- Completed Application Form
- Certified copy of Birth Certificate
- Certified copy of biodata page of passport, if available
- Certified copies of educational certificates
- Certified copies of transcripts
- Copy of letter of conditional offer by a public Higher Education Institution in Mauritius (if available at time of application) OR Copy of receipt from a public Higher Education Institution in Mauritius
- Medical certificate to be duly filled and signed by a registered Medical Practitioner in Section 6 of the Application Form. This should be appropriately stamped and signed.
In addition, for MPhil, MPhil/PhD and PhD applicants:
- Acceptance letter from Supervisor(s)
- Abridged Research Proposal
Application Deadline: March 31, 2027.
Method of Application
For Bachelor/Diploma:
- First step is to apply for admission at a public Higher Education Institution (HEI) of their choice in Mauritius.
- Second step: Application to respective Nominating Agency
- Applicants must submit the completed Mauritius-Africa Scholarship Application Form and copies of all uploaded documents as per the Checklist to their respective Nominating Agencies.
- This should be done by a deadline to be determined by the Nominating Agency and communicated to prospective applicants.
- An applicant may either:
- obtain a conditional offer (letter of admission) from their chosen Mauritian public HEI and submit this along with the scholarship application: OR
- submit a receipt of payment of the application fee from their chosen Mauritian public HEI along with the scholarship application.
- Note: The application fee shall be refunded to successful applicants
For MPhil or PhD:
- Contact a supervisor at a public Higher Education Institution (HEI) of their choice in Mauritius.
- Obtain an acceptance letter from that supervisor
- Applicants must submit the completed Mauritius-Africa Scholarship Application Form and copies of all uploaded documents as per the Checklist to their respective Nominating Agencies.
Read through the Guidelines For Applicants Diploma and Undergraduate degree
Read through the Guide?lines for Applicants MPhil, MPhil / PhD and PhD Programmes
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