2026 MAURITIUS UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
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Deadline: 27 March 2026
Apply: printed physical application copies submitted to Ministry of Labour in Mbabane
The Government of Mauritius invites applications from deserving students who are resident citizens of member states of the African Union or African Commonwealth countries for the Mauritius Africa Scholarship Scheme, for studies in Undergraduate Diploma Three (3) years, and Undergraduate Degree Four (4) years. The duly completed application form should be submitted through the Nominating Agency of the respective countries. In Eswatini, this is the Ministry of Labour and Social Security.
Please note: info on postgraduate opportunities in this same scheme will be published next week.
SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS
The Scholarship will support successful candidates in meeting their tuition fees and contributing to their living expenses during their studies in Mauritius. 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).
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 attendance in the study programme by the HEI.
Beneficiaries are entitled to free health care in public hospitals in Mauritius. The awardees will have to make arrangements for health and travel insurances.
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 and documentation issued in their name. 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 purchase the same at their own cost. The cost equivalent to a one-way ticket along with any cancellation charges for this return ticket will be refunded to the awardee by the authorities in Mauritius.
Awardees will have to make prior arrangements with the HEI in Mauritius regarding accommodation.
Please note the following which are not covered by this scholarship:
The student will have to bear all fees and other studies-related costs associated with any examination re-sit or repeat of any academic year.
No request for an extension of scholarship will be entertained beyond the minimum course duration. The applicant will have to bear the cost of any expenses incurred beyond the minimum course duration.
Awardees are expected to have funds to purchase an ait ticket to come to Mauritius along 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
This scholarship may be suspended or terminated at any time for breach of the local laws or unsatisfactory conduct, poor academic progress, failure in more than 50% of your modules in any semester, or an overall attendance lower than 70%.
ELIGIBILITY
For undergraduate programmes, applicants should be above 18 years of age and should not have reached their 26th birthday by 01 January 2027.
Diploma 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
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
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 candidates should have successfully completed end-of-secondary schooling and should also satisfy the minimum grade requirements as indicated below:
(i) at least 21 points at GCE or 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 equivalent to A level;
OR (iii) qualification equivalent to (i) above.
Note: Candidates already holding an undergraduate degree will not be considered
ELIGIBLE COURSES AND UNIVERSITIES APPLICATION DEADLINES
University of Mauritius - 27 FEBRUARY
University of Technology, Mauritius - 15 MARCH
BSc (Hons) Management - General
BSc (Hons) Accounting with Finance (ACCA, ICAEW Accredited)
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 - 15 MARCH
Courses: http://www.adi.ac.mu or admission@adi.ac.mu
Université des Mascareignes - February
Courses: w https://udm.ac.mu/apply-now
Mahatma Gandhi Institute - 27 February
Rabindranath Tagore Institute - 27 February
Polytechnics Mauritius Ltd - February
HOW TO APPLY
All applicants must have already applied for at least one full-time on-campus programme at a public higher education institution (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) 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 Agencies. This should be done by a deadline to be determined by the Nominating Agency and communicated to prospective applicants.
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).
NB: Successful candidates will need to have a certificate of character/certificate of morality/certificate of good conduct or equivalent, issued by the competent authorities in the country of origin, for processing of VISA
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.
Selection of candidates for the Scholarship will be based on merit, having satisfied all conditions attached to the scholarship and upon confirmation from the HEIs that the applicant has been offered a seat.
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