Mauritius Government Scholarship | Fully Funded 2024

The Mauritius Government Scholarship provides fully financed scholarships to eligible students who are residents of African Union member countries.

The Scholarship will assist successful applicants in meeting their tuition costs as well as contributing to their living expenses while studying in Mauritius. In addition, flight tickets

This post will walk you through the most critical facts you’ll need to submit a successful application.

Scholarship applications must be submitted to the Nominating Agency in the applicant’s place of origin rather than directly to Mauritius.

The Nominating Agency, which is normally part of the Ministry of Education, will choose and nominate up to five (5) candidates for undergraduate programs (with each nominated candidate clearly identifying the level of study).

The application forms will thereafter be transmitted to Mauritius by the Nominating Agency of the candidates’ home country or the Ministry of Education.

Eligibility Requirements

To be considered for the Mauritius Government Scholarship, you must:

• For undergraduate programmes, applicants should be above 18 years of age and should not have reached their 26th birthday by 01 January 2025.
• For PhD programmes, applicants should not have reached 40 years by 01 January 2025.
• 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 appropriate Guidelines for Applicants) for academic year starting in 2024.
• The scholarship will be for a maximum duration as indicated in the table below or the minimum course duration whichever is lesser.

Benefits

• The Mauritius Government Scholarship will help successful candidates pay their tuition and cover their living expenses while studying in Mauritius.
• Furthermore, the scholarship includes return airfare via the most cost-effective route. This will be valid for travel from the country of origin at the start of the studies and back to the country of origin at the end of the studies.

Required Documents

Guidelines for Applicants

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

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

Application

Interested and qualified applicants for the Mauritius Government Scholarship should follow the steps below;

• 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 )

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Deadline: April 26, 2024