The Government of Mauritius through the Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology is pleased to announce the Mauritius Africa Scholarship 2025 to deserving students who are resident citizens of member states of the Africa Union or African Commonwealth countries.
The scholarship seeks to provide full funding for students enrolled in undergraduate, masters or PhD programmes at participating universities in Mauritius for the 2025-2026 academic session. Interested applicants are encouraged to take advantage of this offer and apply.
SUMMARY:
- Scholarship Sponsor(s): Government of Mauritius
- Host Institution(s): Participating Universities in Mauritius
- Scholarship Type: Fully Funded
- Scholarship Worth: Not specified
- Number of Awards: Several
- Study Level: Undergraduate, Masters and PhD
- Nationality: Africans
See Also: Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2025/2026 [Fully-Funded]
Mauritius Africa Scholarship 2025 | Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for the Mauritius Africa Scholarship, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- For undergraduate programmes, applicants should be above 18 years of age and should not have reached their 26th birthday by 01 January 2026.
- For MPhil, MPhil/PhD and PhD programmes, applicants should not have reached 40 years by 01 January 2026.
- 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.
Scholarship Benefits
- Tuition fees cover
- Contribution to living expenses
- Return airfare
Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: Interested applicants for the Mauritius Africa Scholarship 2025 are to ensure that they download the document guide for applicants before they proceed to apply for the scholarship. The 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.
Note the following:
- Applicants are invited to fill in the application form electronically before printing).
- Applicants are to note that 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.
Applications and all supporting documents must be forwarded to the Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Mauritius at the address mentioned below for the final selection.
The Ag. 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: [email protected] )
Application Deadline: 23rd April 2025