MAURITIUS Government AFRICA SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME 2016

• Candidates should be between 18 years and 25 years of age by the closing date, and must have applied for full-time on-campus undergraduate studies at any public Tertiary Education Institutionin Mauritius for academic year starting in 2016.
• The duration of the award will be up to four (4) years

Benefits:

• The Scholarship will support successful candidates in meeting tuition fees and contribute to their living expenses during their studies in Mauritius.
• Furthermore, the airfare from and back to the country of origin of the student will be covered

• An application under this scheme is to be made through the sole Nominating Agency res ponsible for the processing of scholarships in the country of citizenship of the applicant.
• Such a Nominating Agency, which is typically part of the Ministry of Education in the country of citizenship of the applicant, will then shortlist and endorse the applications of selected candidates for the Scholarships and submit the duly completed and vetted application and nomination forms by 29 April 2016 to the Ministry of Education and Human Resources, Tertiary Education and Scientific Research of Mauritius, which will be responsible for final selection.
• Applicants are advised to consult their Ministries of Education in their country for the contact details of their Nominating Agencies in their country.

• This Call for Application
• Guidelines for Applicants
• The document contains important information concerning the conditions of the scholarship, the application procedure, and a list of public Tertiary Education Institutions in Mauritius to which the applicants must have applied for full-time on-campus undergraduate studies.
• These should be made freely available to all prospective applicants.
• III. Application Form
• The application form constitutes the only method of application. Section FIVE (Endorsement by Nominating Agency) of the application form should be duly completed by the Nominating Agency.
• 5. The Nominating Agency is requested to email all the electronic/scanned versions of documents of shortlisted eligible candidates to [email protected] before 29 April 2016 and then also dispatch/courier the complete paper applications directly to: