2019 Edition Mauritius-Africa Scholarship Scheme

The Government of Mauritius offers scholarships at undergraduate level to African students. Applicants must be resident citizens of member states of the African Union or of Commonwealth African countries.

 

This initiative is part of the Government of Mauritius commitment to promote capacity-building at various levels across the African continent through its strong belief that Higher Education is one of the key elements of growth and social development. This is all in line with the Government of Mauritius respect and upholding of Goal 4 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a target of which is to substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries by 2020.

 

The Conditions of the Scholarship

 

The conditions to be eligible to apply for the Scholarship are:

 

1.   Applicants for undergraduate courses should be above 18 years of age and should not have reached their 26th birthday by the closing date of application;

 

2.   Applicants must have applied and obtained a seat for full-time on-campus programme of study at a public Higher Education Institution in Mauritius;

 

3.   The scholarship shall be for a course of a maximum of four (4) years duration;

 

4.   Application must be endorsed by the Nominating Agency in the country of the applicant, which typically is part of the Ministry of Education.

 

Link to the list of nominating agencies in your respective countries:http://ministry-education.govmu.org/English/educationsector/Documents/2019/List%20of%20Nominating%20Agencies%202019%20updated.pdf

Link to the postgraduate application form: http://ministry-education.govmu.org/English/educationsector/Documents/2019/Application%20Form%20postgraduate.pdf

Link to the undergraduate scholarship form http://ministry-education.govmu.org/English/educationsector/Documents/2019/Application%20Form%20undergraduate.pdf