2026 EDITION OF MAURITIUS - AFRICA SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

The Higher Education Council (HEC) wishes to inform the public that, through the Bilateral Cooperation with the Government of Rwanda, the Republic of Mauritius has offered scholarships per level of study (Bachelor, Masters, and PhD) for the 2026 academic intake.

Interested candidates should submit the following documents:

• Application letter addressed to the Director General of HEC;
• National ID or valid passport;
• Curriculum Vitae;
• Completed application form;
• Certified copy of birth certificate;
• Certified copy of bio-data page of passport;
• Certified copies of educational certificates and transcripts;
• Copy of letter of conditional offer by a public Higher Education Institution(HEI) in Mauritius (if available at the time of application) or copy of acknowledgement notice from a Mauritian Public HEI that the application for a seat has been made and the appropriateapplication fee has been paid.
• Medical certificate to be duly filled and signed by a registered medical practitioner in section 6 of the application form. This should be appropriately stamped.
• Study/research plan for candidates opting for a Masters and Doctoral studies.
• Supporting statement from a named supervisor from a University in Mauritius forPhDcandidates.

Please note:

• University application forms, program information, requirements per level of studyandconditions for scholarships can be found on brochures published on HEC website www.hec.gov.rw.
• The call for applications, the application forms and the guideline for applicants are available for download from the following websites: https://tertiaryeducation.govmu.org/te/index.php/mass/.
• The above-mentioned application documents will be submitted online to HEC MIS using the link: https://hecmis.hec.gov.rw/.

Application deadline: 16/01/2026.

Done at Kigali on 17/11/2025.