Award of Scholarships by the Government of the Republic of Mauritius

The Government of Mauritius is awarding scholarships to deserving students who are resident citizens of member states of the African Union or African Commonwealth countries, as per the following criteria:

1. For undergraduate programmes, applicants should be above 18 years of age and should not have reached their
   26th birthday by 22 August 2022.
2. For Master’s programmes, applicants should not have reached 35 years and, for PhD programmes, applicants
   should not have reached 40 years by 22 August 2022.
3. Applicants must have already applied for a full-time on-campus programme (Diploma, Degree, Master’s or PhD)
   at a public Higher Education Institution in Mauritius (listed in Section 8 in the appropriate Guidelines for
   Applicants) for academic year starting in 2022.
4. The scholarship will be for a maximum duration as indicated in the table below or the minimum course duration whichever is lesser.

SN	Programme of Studies	Maximum Duration	Application Guideline and Application Forms
1	Undergraduate Diploma	Three (3) years	Application Form: click here. Guideline: click here
2	Undergraduate Degree	Four (4) years
3	Master	Two (2) years	Application Form: click here. Guideline: click here
4	MPhil / PhD	Four (4) years + 6 months for the transfer from MPhil to PhD	Application Form for Postgraduate: click here
5	PhD	Three (3) years	Guideline: click here

The Scholarship will support successful candidates in meeting their tuition fees and in contributing to their living expenses during their studies in Mauritius. Furthermore, the scholarship covers a return airfare by the most economical route. This will be valid for travel from the country of origin at the beginning of the studies and back to the country of origin upon successful completion of studies.

Since in Mauritius only vaccinated students are granted access to higher education institutions, successful candidates will have to be vaccinated prior to coming to Mauritius. For successful candidates who cannot for medical purposes be vaccinated, they will be required to produce duly certified medical certificates.

To enter Mauritius, students must present a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours before departure from their home country. Covid-19 testing will be required upon arrival.

The following documents are available for download from the following websites (Ministry of Education Government and Higher Education Mauritius)   I.      Guidelines for Applicants

Ø This document contains important information regarding the conditions attached to the scholarship, the application procedure, and a list of public Higher Education Institutions in Mauritius where full-time oncampus studies are run.

1.        Application Form (Applicants are invited to fill in the form electronically before printing)

Ø Application for the scholarship can only be made on the application form, duly filled-in. Section 5 of the application form should be endorsed and completed by the Nominating Agency in the country of citizenship of the applicant. Applications which are not made through the Nominating Agency of the respective countries will not be entertained.

An application under this Scheme is to be made solely through the Nominating Agency responsible for the processing of scholarships in the country of citizenship of the applicant. Such Nominating Agency, which may typically be part of the Ministry of Education in the country of the applicant, will then shortlist and endorse the applications of a maximum of FIFTEEN (15) eligible candidates (five in each category of Undergraduate, Masters and MPhil/PhD) and submit the duly completed application forms as per the table below:

Intake	Deadline for electronic submission	Deadline for submission of hard copy
April 2022	28 February 2022	07 March 2022
October 2022	15 August 2022	22 August 2022

Applications, together with supporting documents as required should be forwarded to the Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Mauritius at the address mentioned below, for a final selection.

The Senior Chief Executive,

Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology  (Attn: Tertiary Education and Scientific Research Division)  Level 2, MITD House, Pont Fer, Phoenix 73544.  

Republic of Mauritius (Email: studymauritius@govmu.org )

December 2021

 

No direct application to the Mauritian Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education, Science & Technology will be entertained  Final decision for the award of the scholarship rests with the Ministry.

The Government of Mauritius reserves the right not to offer any scholarship following this call for application.