Eligible students from member states of the Africa Union or African Commonwealth countries are invited to apply for the Mauritius Africa Scholarship Scheme 2027 for a fully funded undergraduate or postgraduate degree program at eligible higher institutions in Mauritius from the 2027 academic year.
The Mauritius Africa Scholarship Scheme 2027 is funded by the Government of Mauritius through the Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology to offer outstanding students who are resident citizens of member states of the Africa Union or African Commonwealth countries a fully funded Undergraduate Scholarship or Postgraduate Scholarship to study an undergraduate, masters or PhD program at participating universities in Mauritius from the 2027 academic year.
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Eligibility Criteria
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 2027.
- For MPhil, MPhil/PhD and PhD programmes, applicants should not have reached 40 years by 01 January 2027.
- 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
Method of Application
Interested applicants for the Mauritius Africa Scholarship Scheme 2027 are to ensure that they download the application guide before proceeding with the scholarship application.
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: studymauritius@govmu.org)
Application Deadline: March 27, 2027.
For More Information: Visit the Scholarship Website.
