The Department of Higher Education and Training Mauritius-Africa Scholarships for South African Students, 2022-23

Scholarship Description:

The Department of Higher Education and Training Mauritius-Africa Scholarships for South African Students, 2022-23 is open for International Students . The scholarship allows Diploma, Bachelor, Masters, PhD level program(s) in the field of All Subjects taught at Mauritius Universities The Department of Higher Education and Training. The deadline of the scholarship is expired at 31 Jan 2022.

Degree Level:

The Department of Higher Education and Training Mauritius-Africa Scholarships for South African Students, 2022-23 is available to undertake Diploma, Bachelor, Masters, PhD level programs at Mauritius Universities.

Available Subjects:

Following subject are available to study under this scholarship program.

• All Subjects

Scholarship Benefits:

The candidates selected will be provided the following to undertake their study in any desired eligible institute in Mauritius:

• Tuition fees and course-related costs of up to MUR 100,000
• A monthly living allowance to the value of MUR 12,500 (approximately R4,500)
• 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

Eligible Nationalities:

South Africa

Eligibility Criteria:

- 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 program in April 2022;

- All applicants must meet the entry criteria for their selected program in Mauritius;

- All applicants must meet the minimum academic requirement for entry into a similar program 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 academic year starting in 2022 (proof of application is required by 19 February 2022);

- Awardees should be vaccinated against COVID-19 to have access to higher education institutions in Mauritius. For awardees who cannot for medical purposes be vaccinated, they will be required to produce duly certified medical certificates;

- Applicants must be prepared to undergo a medical check-up as per the Passport and Immigration Office requirements (http://passport.govmu.org), in Mauritius and the tests 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 26th birthday by August 2022.

- Candidates already holding an undergraduate degree will not be considered.

Master’s scholarship applicants:

- Master’s applicants must have completed Honour’s degree with a minimum of 60% average mark achieved;

- Applicants should not have reached 35 years of age by 22 August 2022;

- All applicants must submit a detailed study/research plan of about 750 words and a name of a proposed supervisor in Mauritius, where applicable;

- Applicants already holding a Masters’ degree or its equivalent will not be considered.

PhD scholarship applicants:

- PhD applicants must already hold a Master’s by research or equivalent degree in the relevant field with a minimum of 60% average mark achieved;

- Applicants should not have reached 40 years of age by 22 August 2022;

- All applicants must submit a detailed study/research plan of about 1 500 words and a name of a proposed supervisor in Mauritius, where applicable;

- Applicants must submit evidence of support from a named supervisor from one of the universities in Mauritius together with their application;

- Applicants already holding a PhD degree or its equivalent will not be considered.

Application Procedure:

All applicants for the scholarship must have already applied for at least one full-time on-campus program 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.

STEP ONE: Submit an application for admission to identified eligible institutions in Mauritius (an application fee may be required and should be paid by the applicant as soon as the applicant has been informed of a successful nomination by the DHET). The application fee shall be refunded to successful applicants.

Final due date for submission of conditional offer/proof of application and proof of payment for application is 19 February 2022.

STEP TWO: Complete the Mauritius Africa Scholarship Scheme application form and email it to internationalscholarships@dhet.gov.za no later than 31 January 2022 for April 2022 intake. 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 birth certificate.

- Certified copy of biodata page of passport.

- Certified copies of all post-school qualification certificate.

- Certified copies of all post-school academic transcripts.

- 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 acknowledgement notice from a Mauritian public HEI that the application has been made and the appropriate application fee has been paid. Due date 19 February 2022.

-Proof of payment of application fees.

- All postgraduate (Master’s and PhD) applications must attach a 1-2 page 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  7 – 11 February 2022. Successful applicants from the interviews will be informed by 11 February 2022 on 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 should be submitted to the DHET by no later than 19 February 2022.

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.