ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 23 APRIL 2025
PHYSICAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 30 APRIL 2025
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, 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 01 January 2026.
2. For MPhil, MPhil/PhD and PhD programmes, applicants should not have reached 40 years by 01 January 2026.
3. 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 (listed in Section 8 in the relevant Guidelines for Applicants) for the academic year starting in 2024.
SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS
The Scholarship will support successful candidates in meeting their tuition fees and contributing to their living expenses during their studies in Mauritius.
Furthermore, the scholarship covers 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.
A monthly living allowance of MUR 16,500 will be paid to awardees as part support to meet their living expenses. Students are expected to supplement this amount to cover the cost of living in Mauritius. This allowance will be credited to the awardee’s bank account in Mauritius monthly, subject to the submission of evidence of satisfactory progress and attendance in the study programme by the HEI.
Please note these costs you will have to cover up front:
Awardees are expected to come to Mauritius with sufficient funds (at least USD 1000) to meet expenses during the initial phase of their stay (about three (3) months) while formalities are being completed locally.
Awardees must make their own arrangements to pay for their one-way air tickets and then apply for a refund upon arrival in Mauritius by providing the necessary original receipts issued in their name and documentation. Those awardees travelling from countries that require a return ticket as a condition of their exit immigration at the point of departure will have to make arrangements for the same at their own cost. The cost of the cancellation penalty fees of this return ticket will be refunded to the awardee by the authorities in Mauritius.
Note: Reimbursement of air ticket cost: The authorities in Mauritius will refund airfare from the awardee’s country to Mauritius by the most economical route.
Beneficiaries are entitled to free health care in public hospitals in Mauritius. The awardees will have to make arrangements for health and travel insurance.
Awardees will have to make prior arrangements with the HEI in Mauritius regarding available accommodation facilities.
General Guidelines
The following documents are available for download from the following websites (http://ministry-education.govmu.org and http://highereducationmauritius.com).
I. Guidelines for Applicants ➢ 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 on-campus studies are run.
II. Application Form (Applicants are invited to fill in the form electronically before printing) ➢ Scholarship applications can only be made on the application form.
➢ An application under this scheme is to be made solely through the nominating agency responsible for processing scholarships in the applicant's country of citizenship.
➢ Section 5 of the application form should be endorsed and completed by the Nominating Agency in the applicant's country of citizenship.
➢ 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 (the decision on the distribution of nominees from the undergraduate and/or postgraduate programmes rest on the nominating agencies) and submit the duly completed application forms
UNDERGRADUATE APPLICANTS GUIDELINE
Eligible Courses & Institutions
University of Mauritius
University of Technology, Mauritius
BSc (Hons) Management - General;
BSc (Hons) Accounting with Finance - ACCA, ICAEW accredited;
BSc (Hons) Management (Marketing);
BSc (Hons) Management (Law);
BSc (Hons) Human Resource Management;
BSc (Hons) Banking and International Finance;
BA (Hons) Counselling;
BSc (Hons) Tourism and Hospitality Management;
BSc (Hons) Software Engineering;
BSc (Hons) Web Technologies;
BSc (Hons) Computer Science with Network Security;
BA (Hons) Graphics Design
Academy of Design and Innovation
Université des Mascareignes
Mahatma Gandhi Institute
Rabindranath Tagore Institute
Mauritius Institute of Training and Development
Polytechnics Mauritius Ltd
Mauritius Institute of Education
Diploma Applications
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 in lieu of English Language at ‘O’ Level.
(b) A pass at subsidiary level and/or ‘A’ Level or equivalent will be acceptable in lieu of a pass at ‘O’ Level as per (i) and (ii) above.
(c) Some diploma programmes may have higher qualification requirements than those mentioned above and applications will be considered only for candidates meeting the minimum requirements of these programmes.
(d) Candidates already holding a diploma will not be considered.
Degree Applicants
Candidates should have successfully completed end-of-secondary schooling and should satisfy the minimum grade requirements as indicated below:
(i) at least 21 points at GCE or HSC A-Level which will be computed on the basis of the following grades obtained in three Principal subjects: A+=10, A=9, B=8, C=7 & D=6;
OR (ii) at least an overall average of 60% or an overall average of 12/20;
OR (iii) qualification equivalent to (i) or (ii) above.
Note: Candidates already holding an undergraduate degree will not be considered
Scholarships will NOT be awarded for:
• Top-up degree programmes;
• Foundation programmes;
• Part-time courses;
• Distance Education programmes;
• Mixed/ Blended modes (Distance Learning and on campus learning)
POSTGRADUATE APPLICANTS GUIDELINE
The Government of the Republic of Mauritius is offering scholarships to deserving students who are resident citizens of member states of the African Union or African Commonwealth countries for full-time, on-campus MPhil, MPhil/PhD and PhD programmes tenable in public Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Mauritius.
Required Qualifications
For PhD programme: direct entry will be allowed provided the applicants meet the requirements (indicated in Section 1.6) of the Higher Education Institution.
MPhil/PhD programme: A recognised undergraduate degree with at least an upper second class degree (or CPA / GPA greater than 60%) and preferably with a Masters’ degree and meeting the requirements (indicated in Section 1.6) of the Higher Education Institution.
For MPhil programme: A recognised undergraduate degree with at least an upper second class degree (or CPA / GPA greater than 60%) and meeting the requirements (indicated in Section 1.6) of the Higher Education Institution.
Conditions:
Applicants should not have reached 40 years by 01 January 2026.
Applicants are informed that application for Scholarship is a two-stage process:
1. Apply for a seat in a public HEI by end of January 2025. The HEI will provide the applicant a receipt of having applied for a seat.
2. In the second instance, the applicant will submit the application for scholarship through the respective nominating agency as defined under section 2.2.2 of this guideline.
3. Applicant must have a confirmed seat at the university for consideration of an award at the time of final selection.
At the time of the application, candidates must provide the name and written acceptance of their proposed supervisor(s). The list of research themes/ research interests can be consulted from the websites of the different HEIs (refer to section 1.6).
Candidates should submit an Abridged Research Proposal, as per the format below, along with their application.
Proposed Title of Research
Aims/Objectives of your Research (max 200 words)
Background and significance of your research (max 200 words)
Brief description of Methodology, indicating clearly how you intend to conduct the research and the data collection (Max 300 words)
Tentative timeframe of your study with an emphasis on data collection.
Any equipment, Lab, software... that will be required
Name and contact details of identified supervisors in Mauritius
Eligible Institutions
University of Mauritius
Entry Requirements
MPhil or MPhil/PhD: A Bachelor with Honours with at least a 2nd Class in the relevant field or equivalent.
PhD: MPhil research degree or equivalent in the relevant field.
Contact List to potential supervisors for MPhil, MPhil/PhD and PhD studies on http://www.uom.ac.mu/Images/Files/Research/themes.pdf
University of Technology, Mauritius
Entry Requirements
MPhil or MPhil/PhD: A Bachelor with Honours with at least a 2nd Class in the 1st Division
PhD: A Bachelor with Honours Degree and a Master’s Degree, with at least one of the degrees being in the field of Doctoral study Contact List to potential supervisors for MPhil, MPhil/PhD and PhD studies https://www.utm.ac.mu/utm/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/LIST-OF-POTENTIALSUPERVISORS-FOR-THE-UNIVERSITY-OF-TECHNOLOGY-word-version.pdf
Université des Mascareignes
Entry Requirements
MPhil: At least an Upper Second class Honours degree (or overseas equivalent) in a related subject area.
MPhil/PhD: At least an Upper Second class Honours degree (or overseas equivalent) in a related subject area.
PhD: An MPhil or a Master’s degree (or overseas equivalent) in a related subject area.
Contact List of potential supervisors for MPhil, MPhil/PhD and PhD studies at https://udm.ac.mu/staff-profile
Mauritius Institute of Education
MPhil/ Full Time Programme:
(a) Master of Philosophy in Education, MPhil (Ed) Programme – Full-time
(b) Master of Philosophy in Mathematics Education, MPhil (ME) programme – Fulltime
Entry Requirements
(i) 2 nd Class Honours degree or above in the relevant field, which includes a dissertation/ research project;
(ii) Either a Master’s Degree in a related field with a substantial research component;
Or a postgraduate award which includes the completion of a research project; Or evidence of research experience;
Or professional experience, which can be considered equivalent in terms of research skills acquired and capacity for independent work.
HOW TO APPLY
The application form can be obtained from the websites below and must be filled in electronically, printed and then signed: http://ministry-education.govmu.org or http://highereducationmauritius.com
All applicants must have already applied for at least one full-time on-campus programme at a public HEI of their choice (listed under Section 8). This application must be made as soon as the HEIs have opened their application windows on their respective websites.
An applicant may either:
(a) obtain a conditional offer (letter of admission) from their chosen Mauritian public HEI and submit this along with the scholarship application: OR
(b) An applicant must submit a receipt of payment of the application fee from their chosen Mauritian public HEI along with the scholarship application
Applicants must submit the completed Mauritius-Africa Scholarship Application Form and all documents as per the Checklist (Section 7) to their respective Nominating Agency, which in Eswatini is the Ministry of Labour. This should be done by a deadline to be determined by the Nominating Agency and communicated to prospective applicants (30 April).
Candidates must also submit the fully completed Application Form and certified copies of the following documents as part of their application to their local Nominating Agency:
(i) Birth Certificate;
(ii) Relevant educational certificates and transcripts. Applicants must produce original certificates to the Ministry within two weeks of their arrival in Mauritius.
(iii) Medical certificate to be filled and stamped by a registered medical practitioner in Section 6 of the Application Form; and
(iv) Copy of passport biodata page (if available).
An applicant must submit a receipt of payment of the application fee from their chosen Mauritian public HEI along with the scholarship application;
Note:
The university application fee shall be refunded to successful scholarship applicants only.
Applications for the Scholarships are to be made to the Nominating Agency in the applicant’s country of origin and are NOT to be sent directly to Mauritius by the applicant. The Nominating Agency will shortlist and nominate candidates for diploma and degree programmes (indicating the level of studies for each nominated candidate). The Nominating Agency of the country of citizenship of the candidates, will subsequently transmit the application forms to Mauritius.
Applications from candidates who do not have the endorsement of their Nominating Agencies will NOT be considered.
Selection of candidates for the Scholarship will be based on merit.
MORE INFORMATION: https://www.hec.mu/callforapplicationmass
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