The Federal Ministry of Education made this announcement in
a statement signed by the Federal Scholarship Board Management.
“The Mauritius Ministry of Education Science and Technology
is inviting application from eligible Nigerian students both Undergraduate and
Postgraduate for the Academic year 2024,” it said.
“The application form is obtainable from the websites below
and must be filled electronically, printed and signed:
http://ministry-education.govmu.org or http://highereducationmauritius.com.
“All applicants must have applied for at least one full-time
on-campus programme at a public Higher Education Institution (HEIs) of their
choice (listed under Section 8).”
Applicants have been directed to either obtain a conditional
offer (letter of admission) from their chosen Mauritian public HEI and summit
this along with the scholarship application.
They are also required to submit an acknowledgment notice
from a Mauritian public HEI that the application for the seat has been made and
the appropriate application fees have been paid.
“All candidates must submit the fully completed application
form and document listed under section 1-6 as part of their application to
Federal Scholarship Board, Abuja on or before 19th April 2024.”
Regarding the eligibility criteria, candidates must be
Nigerians, undergraduates should be above 18-years of age and should not have
reached their 26th birthday by 1 January, 2025.
For the postgraduate degree, candidates should not have
reached their 40th year birthday by 1 January, 2025 while their health
certificates are important from recognized Government Hospitals.
“Good WAEC result for undergraduate, Masters and PhD,
minimum of second class upper (2.1),” the Federal Scholarship Board Management
added.
For further inquiries, applicants have been directed to
contact 09082454557 or 08057204263.