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Federal Government Announces Mauritius Scholarship Opportunities for Nigerian Students

The Federal Government declared on Tuesday that Nigerian students can now apply for scholarships in Mauritius until April 19, 2024. This announcement was made through a statement from the Federal Ministry of Education, signed by the Federal Scholarship Board Management.

The scholarship opportunity is open to both undergraduate and postgraduate students for the academic year 2024. Interested applicants can obtain the application form electronically from the websites http://ministry-education.govmu.org or http://highereducationmauritius.com. The form must be filled online, printed, and signed.

To be eligible, applicants must have applied for at least one full-time on-campus program at a public Higher Education Institution (HEI) of their choice, as listed under Section 8. The application process also requires obtaining a conditional offer (letter of admission) from the chosen Mauritian public HEI, along with an acknowledgment notice confirming the application for the seat and payment of the appropriate fees.

All candidates are instructed to submit the fully completed application form and required documents to the Federal Scholarship Board in Abuja by April 19, 2024.

Eligibility criteria include being a Nigerian citizen, with undergraduate applicants above 18 years old and not having reached their 26th birthday by January 1, 2025. For postgraduate degrees, candidates should not have reached their 40th birthday by January 1, 2025, and health certificates from recognized Government Hospitals are mandatory.

Additionally, candidates are required to have a good WAEC result for undergraduate, Masters, and Ph.D. applications, with a minimum of second class upper (2.1) for postgraduate degrees. The Federal Scholarship Board Management encourages eligible students to seize this opportunity to pursue their academic aspirations in Mauritius.

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