Application deadline: On a rolling basis
Applications are now open for the 2027 Government of Mauritius Africa Scholarship Scheme. The Government of the Republic of Mauritius is offering scholarships to deserving students who are
resident citizens of active member states of the African Union or African Commonwealth countries for fulltime, on-campus undergraduate (diploma/degree) and postgraduate (MPhil, MPhil/PhD and PhD)
programmes tenable in public Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Mauritius.
Benefits
This scholarship provides for an annual payment of fees and other studies-related costs (e.g. general/annual fees/miscellaneous fees and laboratory consumables etc) as per the condition below:
- SADC Countries total fee payable up MUR100,000
- Non-SADC Countries total fee payable up to M160,000
- Monthly living allowance of MUR 16,500 will be paid to awardees as part support to meet their living expenses.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nationality: Candidates must be resident citizens of active member states of the African Union or African Commonwealth countries. Mauritian nationals are NOT eligible to apply under this Scheme.
- Self-financing students: Self-financing African students already studying in Mauritius will NOT be eligible to apply for the same programme level under this Scheme.
- For undergraduate programmes, applicants should be above 18 years of age and should not have reached their 26th birthday by 01 January 2028.
- For MPhil, MPhil/PhD and PhD programmes, applicants should not have reached their 40th birthday by 01 January 2028.
- Scholarships will NOT be awarded for:
- Part-time courses;
- Distance education programmes; or
- Mixed/ Blended modes (Distance Learning and on campus learning).
How to Apply
- All applicants must have already applied for at least one full-time on-campus programme at a public HEI of their choice.
Note: The application fee shall be refunded to successful applicants.
- Applicants must submit the completed Mauritius-Africa Scholarship Application Form 2027 and copies of all documents as per the Checklist below to their respective Nominating Agencies:
- Completed Application Form
- Certified copy of Birth Certificate
- Certified copy of biodata page of passport, if available
- Certified copies of educational certificates
- Certified copies of transcripts
- Copy of letter of conditional (if available at time of application) OR Copy of receipt from a public Higher Education Institution in Mauritius.
- Medical certificate.
- 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:
- Birth Certificate;
- Relevant educational certificates and transcripts. Applicants must produce original certificates to the Ministry within two weeks of their arrival in Mauritius.
- Medical certificate
- Copy of passport biodata page (if available).
- Applicants for MPhil, MPhil/PhD and PhD programmes must, in addition, submit a letter of acceptance from their proposed supervisor(s) and an abridged Research Proposal.
Click here to download the list of Nominating Agencies
Click here to download the application form for Undergraduate Programmes 2027
Click here to download the application form for Postgraduate Programmes 2027
Click here to visit the official website of the Government of Mauritius Africa Scholarship Scheme
