Section 33: State of Mauritius Scholarships

33. State of Mauritius Scholarships (1) The Minister shall, in accordance with regulations made under this Act, award to— (a) boys, 8 scholarships which shall be known as the State of Mauritius Scholarships; and (b) girls, 8 scholarships which shall be known as the State of Mauritius Scholarships. (2) A scholarship under subsection (1) shall— (a) be awarded on the result of a prescribed examination for which the pupils of Government schools and approved secondary schools having the prescribed qualifications shall be entitled to sit; (b) be primarily awarded for the purpose of a first degree only; (c) be tenable for such period as the Minister may determine to enable the laureates to pursue studies in such foreign country as the Minister may approve; (d) be of such annual value as the Minister may approve. (3) No person who is awarded a scholarship under subsection (1) shall be entitled to change the course of studies for which he has opted without the prior authorisation of the Minister. (4) No scholarship shall be awarded under subsection (1) to a student who has already been awarded a scholarship by a foreign Government and has, in virtue of that scholarship, started to follow a course of study. (5) A person who is awarded a scholarship under subsection (1) may, instead of pursuing his undergraduate studies abroad, elect to— (a) follow an undergraduate course in any approved tertiary education institution in Mauritius; (b) pursue postgraduate studies in Mauritius or in any other country approved by the Minister, subject to securing a seat at university for that purpose; and (c) spend 2 years on internship in a Government Ministry or Department in Mauritius, on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. [S. 33 amended by s. 6 of Act 28 of 1984 w.e.f. 9 June 1984; s. 3 of Act 12 of 1988 w.e.f. 28 May 1988; s. 5 of Act 49 of 1992 w.e.f. 12 December 1992; s. 5 (a) of Act 10 of 2010 w.e.f. 31 March 2011.] E2 – 17 [Issue 9] Education Act