Mauritius university
The Government of Mauritius offers to award scholarships to deserving students who are resident citizens of member states of the African Union or African Commonwealth countries.
The target of the government is to create a future generation of forward-looking and innovative leaders contributing to the reformation of the Republic of Mauritius into a high-ranking and prosperous nation. The Government’s mission is to rehabilitate the education system to foster a knowledge-impact, cohesive, inclusive, and productive society.
Program
Bachelors Degree
Masters Degree
PhD
Targeted Countries
All African countries
Location
Mauritius
General Eligibility Criteria for the Scholarship
- Candidates must be resident citizens of member states of the African Union or African Commonwealth countries.
- For undergraduate programs, applicants should be above 18 years of age and should not have reached their 26th Birthday by 01 January 2025.
- For MPhil/PhD programs, applicants should not have reached 40 years by 01 January 2025.
- Applicants must have already applied for a full-time on-campus program (Diploma, Degree, MPhil, or Ph.D.) at a public Higher Education Institution in Mauritius (listed in Section 8 in the relevant Guidelines for Applicants) for the academic year starting in 2024.
- The scholarship will be for a maximum duration as indicated in the table below or the minimum course duration
Eligibility Requirements for Undergraduates
Candidates must have:
Either
(i). A minimum of five (5) credits at School Certificate (S.C), or General Certificate of Education
(G.C.E) ‘O’ Level or International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), inclusive of a credit in English Language or acceptable evidence of proficiency in English Language (as per para 1.3.3 below).
Or
(ii). Five (5) ‘O’ Level passes awarded by any other approved examination body deemed to be equivalent to (i) above, inclusive of a pass in English Language or acceptable evidence of proficiency in English Language (as per para 1.3.3 below).
Or
(iii) Qualification equivalent to (i) above.
Note:
(a) A pass in English at A-level will be acceptable instead of English Language at ‘O’ Level.
(b) A pass at subsidiary level and/or ‘A’ Level or equivalent will be acceptable instead of a pass at ‘O’ Level as per (i) and (ii) above.
(c) Some diploma programs may have higher qualification requirements than those mentioned above and applications will be considered only for candidates meeting the minimum requirements of these programs.
(d) Candidates already holding a diploma will not be considered.
(e) For those coming from a French-speaking country at least an overall average of 60% or an overall average of 12/20;
Eligibility requirements for postgraduates
A recognized undergraduate degree with at least an upper second-class degree (or CPA/GPA greater than 60%)
Benefits of the Scholarship
1. Fully paid tuition fees
2. Support in living expenses
3. Airfare Ticket
Requirement
1. Completed Application Form
2. Certified copy of Birth Certificate
3. A certified copy of the biodata page of the passport
4. Certified copies of educational certificates
5. Certified copies of transcripts
6. Copy of letter of conditional offer by a public Higher Education Institution in Mauritius (if available
7. At time of application) OR Copy of receipt from a public Higher Education Institution in Mauritius; and
8. 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.
How to Apply for the Scholarship
To get more information about the scholarship application process, kindly CLICK HERE to visit the official webpage
Application Deadline
April 26, 2024.