Mauritius-Africa 2025 Scholarship Opportunity

Bursary Details

The Government of Mauritius is offering scholarships to eligible South Africans for full-time, on-campus undergraduate and postgraduate programmes tenable in public Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Mauritius for the 2025 academic year.

The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) is the Nominating Agency for South Africans who wish to apply for the Mauritius-Africa Scholarship Scheme. The information below is for South African applicants only. Applicants from other eligible countries should contact their government or local representative of the Government of Mauritius for information on how to apply.  

Degree Level

• Diploma
• Bachelor’s
• Master’s
• PhD

Candidate Requirements

• 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 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 be above 18 years of age and should not have reached their 26^th birthday by 01 January 2025;
• Candidates already holding an undergraduate degree 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 or 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.
• Applicants should not have reached 40 years of age by 01 January 2025;
• Applicants must provide the name and written acceptance of their proposed supervisor(s). The list of research themes/research interests can be consulted from the websites of the different HEIs;
• 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

• Applicants already holding a Ph.D. degree or its equivalent will not be considered.

Bursary Enquiries

All inquiries should be sent to: internationalscholarships [at] dhet.gov.za (internationalscholarships[at]dhet[dot]gov[dot]za).

Bursary Inclusion

The Mauritius Government offers:

•  Tuition fees and course-related costs of up to MUR 100 000;
•  A monthly living allowance to the value of MUR 16 500;
•  Students will be entitled to free basic health care in public hospitals in Mauritius;
•  Return airfare to and from Mauritius by the most economical route.

In terms of accommodation:
Awardees will have to make prior arrangements with the HEI in Mauritius regarding available accommodation facilities.

The South African Government will provide:

• Settlement allowance;
• Pre-departure orientation;
• SAQA verification of qualification;
• Board exam fee upon graduation (where applicable).

Field of Study

Any Field of Study