The Moroccan Government Scholarship 2026-27 academic year, run through the Moroccan Agency for International Cooperation (AMCI), funds international students for undergraduate, Master’s and PhD study at Morocco’s public universities, higher institutions and vocational training centres. It pays a stipend of 1,750 Moroccan Dirhams a month, roughly 190 US dollars, plus a flight in, a flight home and insurance. The deadline on the current circular is 22 July 2026, and applications move through your own country’s official channels rather than directly to Morocco.
That last sentence is the one most articles about this scholarship get wrong, and getting it wrong wastes applicants’ time. So before the benefits and the documents, it is worth being clear about how this scholarship actually works.
How the AMCI scholarship really works
AMCI is Morocco’s international cooperation agency, and it awards these scholarships country by country, under cooperation agreements between Morocco and each partner government. Every year, Morocco allocates a quota of places to each partner country, and the offer travels through diplomatic channels: from AMCI to your country’s foreign ministry or ministry of education, which then announces it to its own citizens with its own local requirements and its own submission process.
That has two practical consequences. You cannot apply to AMCI directly: applications that do not arrive through the official channel of your own country are not considered, full stop, and any website inviting you to “apply now” through a generic form is either confused or collecting your data.
The fine print also differs by country. The circular making the rounds online for 2026-27, the one quoting a 22 July 2026 deadline and twenty available scholarships, is the Caribbean announcement published through the Government of Saint Lucia, which is why its eligibility section mentions the CAPE Associate Degree, a qualification that only exists in the Caribbean. Your country’s version of the same scholarship will name your local qualifications, its own document list and possibly its own deadline. The structure and benefits are broadly the same everywhere; the routing and the paperwork are local.
So before you do anything else with this page, contact your country’s ministry of education, scholarship board or the Moroccan embassy accredited to your country, and ask whether the 2026-27 Moroccan offer has been announced for your country and where the application file should go.
Scholarship at a glance
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Scholarship | Moroccan Government Scholarship (Moroccan Scholarship Programme) |
| Administered by | Moroccan Agency for International Cooperation (AMCI) |
| Academic year | 2026-2027 |
| Levels | Undergraduate, Master’s, PhD, plus vocational training |
| Institutions | Moroccan public universities, higher institutes, vocational centres |
| Stipend | 1,750 MAD per month (about USD 190), paid every two months |
| Also covered | Arrival flight, return flight after studies, insurance |
| Not covered | Registration fees, accommodation, local transport, study costs |
| Language of instruction | Mostly French; Arabic for some courses; English growing |
| Deadline (current circular) | 22 July 2026 |
| Application route | Through your own country’s official channels only |
What the scholarship pays for
The stipend is 1,750 Moroccan Dirhams a month, which converts to roughly 190 US dollars at current rates. It runs for twelve months of the year, September through August, so it does not stop over the summer. Payments are made every two months, not twice a month as some posts have it, through the Banque Centrale Populaire network, and you collect them at a Banque Populaire branch with your passport in hand. Payment is conditional on regular attendance, and the Moroccan side does check.
On top of the stipend, the scholarship covers one one-way flight to Morocco at the start of your programme, one return flight home when your studies end, and insurance cover for the duration. Students finishing a Master’s or doctorate may also qualify for a lump-sum grant towards printing the thesis, paid against submission of the completed work and proof of the degree.
What it does not pay for, and whether “fully funded” is honest
The stipend is a living allowance and nothing more. It does not cover registration or enrolment fees, accommodation, local transport, books or any other study costs. Those are yours, and the headlines calling this scholarship fully funded tend to leave that out.
Whether “fully funded” is fair depends on how generously you read the phrase. Tuition at Moroccan public universities is low to nominal for scholarship students, which is why the label sticks, but 190 dollars a month is a subsistence budget even in Morocco, one of the more affordable study destinations anywhere. Students in AMCI’s international university residences and public-sector accommodation manage on it. Students renting privately in Rabat or Casablanca generally need family support or savings to top it up.
Plan on that basis. The scholarship removes the biggest barriers, tuition-level costs and flights, and gives you a floor to stand on. A comfortable student life still has to be built on top of that floor, usually with some money from home, and the applicants who arrive without having thought about this are the ones who struggle in the first semester.
The French language requirement
French is the language of instruction in most Moroccan universities and training institutions, particularly in the scientific and technical fields. Arabic carries courses such as Islamic Studies and Arabic Literature, and English-taught programmes are growing but still the minority.
Because of this, the scholarship builds in a language stage. Successful candidates whose French is not yet strong enough take French courses at the International Language Centre in Rabat during the academic year, and enrolment in the actual degree programme comes after passing the language examination. For many scholars, especially from English-speaking countries, the first year in Morocco is substantially a French year.
None of this should scare you off by itself. Plenty of anglophone students have gone through the Rabat language programme and come out the other side into their degrees. But if you are choosing between scholarships and the idea of studying in French fills you with dread, be honest with yourself now, because the requirement is real and the examination at the end of the preparatory programme is not a formality.
Eligibility for the Moroccan Government Scholarship
The core requirements are consistent across countries, with local qualification names swapped in by each national circular.
For undergraduate study, you should be between 19 and 23 years old, hold a secondary school qualification or its equivalent with strong grades, and show solid academic performance in your most recent study. The Caribbean circular expresses this as a CAPE Associate Degree at grade A or B; your country’s announcement will name the equivalent local certificate.
For a Master’s, you need a bachelor’s degree in the field you intend to study, at first class or second class standard, or an equivalent recognised diploma with a satisfactory record. You must name your proposed programme and university in the application itself.
For a PhD, you need a recognised graduate degree qualifying you for the proposed doctoral course, and again the programme and institution are stated at application, because the file goes before the scientific committee of the relevant university for assessment.
Passing the eligibility bar gets your file forwarded rather than accepted, and the difference matters. Applications that meet the basic requirements are sent to the universities’ scientific committees, who make the academic judgement. In some cases, final registration in Morocco also depends on presenting a certificate of equivalence for your diploma under Moroccan regulations, which your institution will tell you about if it applies.
Documents you will need
The document list from the current circular, generalised where the original names Caribbean qualifications:
- Certified copies of your secondary or post-secondary results (the local equivalent of the circular’s CAPE or associate degree documents)
- Official transcripts from your post-secondary education
- Birth certificate
- Copy of your national identity card
- Copy of the biodata page of your passport
- A recent police clearance certificate
- A medical certificate from a public health authority, confirming physical and mental fitness, vaccination status, and freedom from contagious diseases such as tuberculosis
- For postgraduate applicants: your university degree and its transcripts, a study curriculum summarising your academic history, your Master’s dissertation for PhD applicants, and a draft doctoral research proposal where relevant
Start on the police clearance and the medical certificate first. Everything else on the list is either already in your drawer or one visit to your registry away, but those two documents involve government offices and clinics with their own queues, and they are the items that make applicants miss deadlines.
How the application and arrival process works
The sequence, from application to your first lecture, runs like this.
You submit your complete file through your country’s designated channel before the deadline. The national authority forwards nominations through diplomatic channels, and AMCI with the Moroccan higher education ministry processes them against the country quota. If selected, you receive a Letter of Information, sometimes called a convocation, through the same diplomatic route, setting out your scholarship terms, your assigned training and everything about the stay.
You then apply for your student visa at the Moroccan embassy serving your country, and you must report to AMCI in Morocco within the period stated in your letter. Miss that window and the offer is withdrawn.
One clause in the letter deserves more attention than people give it. Your arrival in Morocco constitutes final confirmation of the offer, and the offer is irrevocable: once you have accepted by turning up, you cannot request a change of programme or institution. If AMCI has assigned you medicine in Oujda, that is the offer. Decide whether you want the specific placement before you board the plane, not after.
On arrival you present your letter at the AMCI Guichet Unique, the single window where you register, complete your scholarship file and take out the insurance policy, to which students contribute. From there you go to your assigned university or institute to complete academic registration, and you close the loop by giving AMCI a certified copy of your registration certificate.
Is Morocco worth it?
Stripped of brochure language, the case is genuinely decent. Moroccan public universities are established institutions, several with real research weight, and the country sits at a crossroads of African, Arab and European academic worlds, which shows in the student population. The cost of living is low by almost any international comparison, which is what makes a 1,750-dirham stipend workable at all. Graduates leave with French, and often Arabic, added to their languages, which is a career asset that outlasts the degree.
The honest counterweights: the language year is a real cost in time for anglophone students, the stipend is thin if you cannot access student accommodation, and the no-changes clause means less flexibility than Western scholarship schemes offer. Weigh those against a funded degree and two paid flights, and for most applicants from fee-paying systems the trade still looks good. Just make it with open eyes.
Budgeting for Morocco on the AMCI stipend
A rough monthly picture helps you decide whether to apply, so here is one, with the caveat that costs move and Rabat is not Fes.
Accommodation is the swing item. A place in AMCI’s Cité Universitaire Internationale or other student residences, where available, is the difference between the stipend working and the stipend not working, because private studios in Rabat or Casablanca can consume the entire 1,750 dirhams on their own. Ask about residence placement as early as the Guichet Unique stage, and take it if offered.
Food is manageable. Cooking for yourself and eating where Moroccan students eat keeps a month’s food within a few hundred dirhams; eating like a tourist does not. Local transport in the major cities is cheap by any international standard, but remember it is explicitly outside the scholarship, as are your books, photocopies and registration costs at the start of each year.
The practical conclusion: the scholarship is viable for a student in subsidised accommodation with modest habits, and tight to impossible for one paying market rent alone. If your family can commit even a small monthly top-up, say the price of the private-rent gap, decide that before you accept rather than discover it in November.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the Moroccan Government Scholarship stipend?
1,750 Moroccan Dirhams per month, roughly 190 US dollars, paid every two months at Banque Populaire branches on presentation of your passport. It runs twelve months a year, September to August, subject to regular attendance.
Is the Moroccan Government Scholarship fully funded?
It covers the stipend, an arrival flight, a return flight and insurance, and scholarship students face low public-university costs. It does not cover registration fees, accommodation, local transport or study materials, so most students need some additional support beyond the stipend.
How do I apply for the AMCI scholarship?
Through your own country’s official channel, usually the ministry of education or foreign affairs, or the scholarship board, under Morocco’s cooperation agreement with your government. Direct applications to AMCI or to Moroccan universities are not considered.
What is the deadline for the Moroccan Government Scholarship 2026-27?
The circular currently circulating states 22 July 2026, but that document is the Caribbean announcement. Confirm the deadline in your own country’s announcement, since national deadlines under the same programme can differ.
Do I need to speak French?
For most programmes, eventually, yes. French is the main language of instruction, and selected candidates take French courses at the International Language Centre in Rabat, passing a language examination before enrolling in their degree. Some courses are taught in Arabic and a growing number in English.
Can I change my course or university after accepting?
No. Arriving in Morocco is treated as final confirmation of the offer, and the offer is irrevocable. Requests to change programme or institution after acceptance are not entertained, so scrutinise your assignment before travelling.
What age do I need to be?
For undergraduate study, between 19 and 23. Postgraduate levels are governed by degree requirements rather than the undergraduate age band; check your national circular for any local conditions.
Does the scholarship cover my family?
Nothing in the programme’s published benefits extends to dependants. The stipend, flights and insurance are for the scholar alone.
Before the deadline
Two moves this week. Contact your country’s ministry of education or scholarship authority and ask whether the Moroccan 2026-27 offer is open for your country, where the file goes and by when. And start the slow documents, the police clearance and the public-health medical certificate, today, because they are the ones that cannot be rushed when the deadline arrives. The scholarship is unglamorous but genuinely useful, and the applicants who win it tend to be the ones who routed their file correctly while everyone else was filling in forms on the wrong website.
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I am Jude Chinecherem, a final-year MBBS student at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. I know what it feels like to want an education your family cannot afford. When my parents could not pay for my schooling, I had to learn how to find scholarships and work the system out on my own, with nobody to guide me. I came out the other side, and now I share everything I learned so the next student does not have to figure it out alone. This is the advice I wish someone had given me back then.
