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UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATE MERIT SCHOLARSHIP (SEPTEMBER 2025)

LOCATION: United Kindgom

In recognition of the high standard of applications we receive for our degree programmes we are delighted to offer our International Undergraduate Merit Scholarship to international students demonstrating exceptional academic achievement.

ELIGIBILITY:

This scholarship rewards academic achievement, for all international qualifications equivalent to British A-levels.

You must be classified as an international student for fee purposes.

You must be starting a full-time, campus-based undergraduate course*, commencing in September 2025.

The fee discount will be calculated on the basis of the standard tuition fee for each year of your course.

The scholarship will be awarded for a maximum of three years and will not apply for periods of industrial placement or overseas exchange, resit years or if you suspend your studies for any reason.

In accordance with scholarship guidelines, students are allowed to hold only one University of Leicester scholarship. If you are awarded more than one scholarship, you will only receive the higher value award.

If you currently have a conditional offer of a place at the University, you will still need to fulfil any conditions stated on your offer letter.

*Excluding Medicine and LLB Maitrise
**Discretion will be applied where an equivalent level is not practically attainable within the marking scheme of particular international qualifications.

BENEFIT:

This merit-based scholarship, worth £5,000 per year, is offered to international-fee-paying students applying for an undergraduate degree* at the University of Leicester who achieve or exceed the academic grades.

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GOVERNMENT OF MAURITIUS AFRICA SCHOLARSHIPS SCHEME FOR STUDY IN MAURITIUS

Application Deadline: 23 April 2025

LOCATION: Mauritius

The Government of Mauritius offers scholarships to deserving students who are resident citizens of member states of the African Union or African Commonwealth countries.

ELIGIBILITY:

For undergraduate programmes, applicants should be above 18 years of age and should not have reached their 26th birthday by 01 January 2026.

For MPhil, MPhil/PhD and PhD programmes, applicants should not have reached 40 years by 01 January 2026.

Applicants must have already applied for a full-time on-campus programme (Diploma, Degree, MPhil or PhD) at a public Higher Education Institution in Mauritius (listed in Section 8 in the relevant Guidelines for Applicants) for the academic year starting in 2024.

The scholarship will be for a maximum duration as indicated in the table below or the minimum course duration whichever is lesser.

Program of Studies and Maximum Duration:

Undergraduate Diploma Three (3) years

Undergraduate Degree Four (4) years

MPhil Two (2) years + 6 months for thesis defence

 MPhil / PhD Four (4) years + 6 months for thesis defence 5 PhD Three (3) years + 6 months for thesis defence

List of Nominating Agencies 2025

BENEFIT:

The Scholarship will support successful candidates in meeting their tuition fees and contributing to their living expenses during their studies in Mauritius. Furthermore, the scholarship covers return airfare by the most economical route. This will be valid for travel from the country of origin at the beginning of the studies and back to the country of origin upon successful completion.

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