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.

Up to five Bachelor’s scholarships may be awarded to South Africans; open to all available fields of study at the participating Mauritius Public Tertiary Education Institutions, except for Medicine.

1. Applicants should be above 18 years of age and should not have reached their 26th birthday at the closing date of application (May 31 2017)

2. Applicants must have applied for full-time on-campus undergraduate studies at any public Tertiary Education Institution in Mauritius

• University of Mauritius www.uom.ac.mu
• University of Technology, Mauritius www.utm.ac.mu
• Université des Mascareignes www.udm.ac.mu
• Fashion and Design Institute Feb www.fdi.mu
• Mauritius Institute of Education March www.mie.ac.mu
• Mahatma Gandhi Institute www.mgirti.ac.mu
• Rabindranath Tagore Institute www.mgirti.ac.mu

3. The scholarship will be for a maximum of four (4) years or the minimum course duration whichever is lesser.

What the scholarship offers

• Tuition fees and course-related costs of up to MUR100 000
• Monthly living allowance to the value of MUR8 300

Successful applicants must be prepared to cover initial settlement costs and supplement their monthly living allowance.

In addition, a one-way air ticket to Mauritius must be booked and paid for by successful applicants, who can then apply for a refund upon arrival in Mauritius.

The application documents are available for download from the Ministry’s website (http://ministryeducation.govmu.org).
http://www.internationalscholarships.dhet.gov.za/Mauritius.html