Government of Mauritius Africa Scholarships 2025/2026 for African Students

Mauritius Africa Scholarships 2025/2026: As part of its commitment to promote capacity-building at high level across the continent, the Government of Mauritius is awarding scholarships to deserving students who are resident citizens of member states of the African Union or of African Commonwealth countries as per the following criteria below

Application Deadlines: 21st March 2025

Eligible Countries: Countries in the African Union

To be taken at (country): Mauritius

Type: Scholarship

• Undergraduate Diploma
• Undergraduate Degree
• MPhil
• MPhil / PhD
• PhD

Eligibility: 

• South African citizens in good health and with a strong academic record;
•  Candidates must have an interest in studying in Mauritius and demonstrate a commitment to the development of South Africa;
•  Candidates must be available to study in Mauritius at the start of their academic programme in July/September 2025;
•  All applicants must meet the entry criteria for their selected study programme in Mauritius;
•  All applicants must meet the minimum academic requirement for entry into a similar programme at a South African university;
•  All candidates must have proficiency in English;
•  Not be in receipt of a scholarship from any other public source in Mauritius;
•  Applicants must have already applied for full-time on-campus studies at any public Higher Education Institution in Mauritius for the academic year starting in 2025. 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;
• Awardees should abide by latest government regulations regarding public health;
• Awardees should abide to the protocols setup by Mauritian authorities for passengers travelling to Mauritius;
• Applicants must be prepared to undergo a medical check-up as per the Passport and Immigration Office requirements (http://passport.govmu.org), in any public hospital in Mauritius and the test results shall be submitted to the Passport and Immigration Office, with a copy to the Ministry, not later than one month after arrival in Mauritius.

Undergraduate Scholarship Applicants:

• Must have successfully completed National Senior Certificate with a Bachelor’s pass and a minimum of 60% average mark achieved, excluding Life Orientation subject;
• Applicants should already be above 18 years of age and should not have reached their 26^th birthday by 01 January 2026;
• Candidates already holding an undergraduate degree will not be considered.

For MPhil, MPhil /PhD and PhD programme:

• South African citizens in good health and with a strong academic record;
•  Candidates must have an interest in studying in Mauritius and demonstrate a commitment to the development of South Africa;
•  Candidates must be available to study in Mauritius at the start of their academic programme in July/September 2025;
•  All applicants must meet the entry criteria for their selected study programme in Mauritius;
•  All applicants must meet the minimum academic requirement for entry into a similar programme at a South African university;
•  All candidates must have proficiency in English;
•  Not be in receipt of a scholarship from any other public source in Mauritius;
•  Applicants must have already applied for full-time on-campus studies at any public Higher Education Institution in Mauritius for the academic year starting in 2025. 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;
• Awardees should abide by latest government regulations regarding public health;
• Awardees should abide to the protocols setup by Mauritian authorities for passengers travelling to Mauritius;
• Applicants must be prepared to undergo a medical check-up as per the Passport and Immigration Office requirements (http://passport.govmu.org), in any public hospital in Mauritius and the test results shall be submitted to the Passport and Immigration Office, with a copy to the Ministry, not later than one month after arrival in Mauritius.
• Undergraduate Scholarship Applicants:
• Must have successfully completed National Senior Certificate with a Bachelor’s pass and a minimum of 60% average mark achieved, excluding Life Orientation subject;
• Applicants should already be above 18 years of age and should not have reached their 26^th birthday by 01 January 2026;
• Candidates already holding an undergraduate degree will not be considered.
• For MPhil, MPhil /PhD and PhD programme:
• Applicants should not have reached 40 years of age by 01 January 2026;

Applicants must follow these steps to apply for the scholarship:

1. Apply for a seat at a public university by the end of January 2025. The university will give a receipt as proof of your application;
2. After that, submit your scholarship application through the DHET (see section 2.2.2 of the guideline);
3. You must have a confirmed seat at the university to be considered for the scholarship at the final selection stage;
4. Applicants must provide the name and written acceptance of their proposed supervisor(s) when submitting their application. The list of research themes/research interests can be consulted from the websites of the different HEIs;
5. All applicants should submit an Abridged Research Proposal for MPhil/PhD as per format below along with their application:
   1. Proposed Title of Research;
   2. Aims/Objectives of your Research (max 200 words);
   3. Background and significance of your research (max 200 words);
   4. Brief description of Methodology, indicating clearly how you intend to conduct the research and the data collection (Max 300 words);
   5. Tentative timeframe of your study with an emphasis on data collection;
   6. Any equipment, Lab, software… that will be required;
   7. Name and contact details of identified supervisors in Mauritius
6. Applicants already holding a Ph.D. degree or its equivalent will not be considered.

For PhD programme:

• Must hold an MPhil research degree or equivalent in the relevant field;
• Direct entry will be allowed to the Higher Education Institution provided the applicants meet the requirements (indicated in Section 1.6) of the Higher Education Institution.

For MPhil/PhD programme:

• Must hold a recognised undergraduate degree with at least an upper second class degree (or CPA / GPA greater than 60%) and preferably with a Masters’ degree and meeting the requirement of the Higher Education Institution.

For MPhil programme:

• Must hold a recognised undergraduate degree with at least an upper second class degree (or CPA / GPA greater than 60%) and meeting the requirement of the Higher Education Institution.
• PhD applicants are required to contact potential supervisors at the following link/emails:

Note: Self-financing African students already studying in Mauritius are NOT eligible to apply for the same programme level where they are currently studying under this Scholarship Scheme.

Number of Awardees: Not specified

Value of Mauritius Africa Scholarships: The Scholarship will support successful candidates in meeting tuition fees and contribute to their living expenses during their studies in Mauritius. Furthermore, the airfare, by the most economical route, from the country of origin at the beginning of studies and back to the country of origin at the end of the studies will be covered. 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.

Duration of Scholarship: 

• Undergraduate Diploma Three (3) years
• Undergraduate Degree Four (4) years
• Master’s Two (2) years
• PhD Three (3) years

How to Apply for Mauritius Africa Scholarships: 

All applicants for the scholarship must have already applied for at least one full-time on-campus programme at a public higher education institution of their choice in Mauritius. Either a conditional offer or proof of application or an acknowledgment of application from a Mauritian HEI must be submitted together with the scholarship application. Application for university admission must be made as soon as the Mauritius institutions have opened their application windows on their respective websites. University application fees are payable.

The Department is offering support for the university application fees to the first qualifying 20 applicants who submit fully completed applications and supporting documents by Thursday, 15 March 2024. Applicants would need to pay in advance and apply for a reimbursement.

Applications for the July/September 2025 intake may be made at any of the following institutions:

STEP ONE: Submit an application for admission to identified eligible institutions in Mauritius by the closing date.

The final due date for submission of conditional offer/proof of application is 21 March 2025.

STEP TWO: Complete the Mauritius Africa Scholarship Scheme application form and email it to mauritiusapplications@dhet.gov.za no later than 21 March 2025. At this point, applicants are not required to complete section 6 (medical certificate). Applicants are requested to make sure they utilise the correct application form for their level of study.

The following documents MUST accompany the completed application form:

•  Certified copy of the birth certificate (if you do not have a birth certificate, an affidavit stating so will be required);
• Certified copy of Identity Document;
• Certified copy of biodata page of the passport;
•  Certified copies of all post-school academic transcripts and qualification certificates;
•  Copy of letter of conditional offer by a public Higher Education Institution in Mauritius (if available at time of application) OR proof of application/ copy of acknowledgment notices from a Mauritian public HEI that the application has been made;
•  All postgraduate (Master’s and Ph.D.) applications must attach an abridged research plan, including research aims and objectives, methodology, and social relevance of the proposed study. Please refer to the guidelines for information about the study plan.

All documents submitted must be clear and in PDF format (no photographs of documents will be accepted).

STEP THREE: Shortlisted applicants may be required to complete an online questionnaire that will be sent in due course.

Following receipt of the online questionnaire, there will be further shortlisting of applicants going into the next round of selection who may be invited to attend an interview between 01 – 05 April 2025. Successful applicants from the interviews will be informed by 10 April 2025 of the next steps.

ONLY nominated applicants will be requested to submit the medical certificate completed and stamped by a Registered Medical Practitioner in Section 6 of the Mauritius-Africa Scholarship application form. Applicants should be prepared to pay for the medical checkup. The fully completed application document (including section 6) should be submitted to the DHET by no later than 15 April 2025.

STEP FOUR: Nominated applicants will be informed of their final nomination and their application will be further reviewed by the Government of Mauritius and the final decision on the successful applicants will be made.

 Contact

 All inquiries should be sent to: mauritiusapplications@dhet.gov.za

Documents and links

Call for Applications

​Guidelines for Applicants  – Undergraduate programmes 

​​Application Form for Undergraduate Programmes

Application Form Postgraduate 2025

Guidelines regarding attendance of MPhil/PhD awardees at conferences/ seminars

Guidelines for MPhil/ PhD Supervisors of MASS Awardees

Guidelines for Mauritius Africa Scholarship Scheme awardees travelling abroad during the Scholarship period

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