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Foundation Joseph Lagesse

Scholarship Opportunity

For children of IBL employees

Give your child the chance to build a future in tech with Holberton School Mauritius & Fondation Joseph Lagesse
Starts in October 6th, 2025
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About the
Scholarship

Fondation Joseph Lagesse, in partnership with Holberton School Mauritius — a world-class tech school founded in Silicon Valley — is offering children of IBL employees a unique chance to shape their future in tech with two types of scholarships available in Software Engineering, with specializations in AI, Cybersecurity, or Big Data. Starting October 6th, 2025.

  • No diploma or Computer Science skills is required; Students must be above 16 years old and speak English.

  • This hands-on program trains students to become job-ready software engineers and is offered exlusively to the child of an IBL Group employee.

  • This two-pathways program offers a full-time Software Engineering Intensive Program (SEIP) and a part-time Specialisation Program. Both are completed over two years (9 months each).

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Who can apply?

All candidates must:

  • be exclusively the child of an IBL Group employee.
  • be 16 years or older before October 6, 2025
  • be comfortable in English
  • be passionate and highly motivated to learn coding
  • have a personal laptop
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Understand the 2 types of
Scholarship

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Full Scholarship ×2 students

100% Tuition Covered for the 2 year program

Rs 540,000

We are offering 2 full scholarships for this 2-year program, each worth (Rs 270,000 x 2 years = Rs 540,000), covering 100% of tuition fees.

To be eligible, you must:

  • Be an IBL Group employee’s child aged 16 or above and unemployed.
  • Have a gross monthly income of less than Rs 30,000 (Confirmation to be provided by IBL Human Capital to FJL).

Important note:

ONLY the top 2 candidates will be offered the two-year scholarships based on their Holberton Entry Test results and Interview.

Partial Scholarship × Up to 10

Rs 100,000 Discount for the 2 years *

Rs 100,000

We are also offering up to 10 partial scholarships, each granting a Rs 50,000 reduction* on tuition fees for each year amounting to Rs 100,000 for the 2 years.

To be eligible, you must:

  • Be the child of an IBL Group employee aged 16 or above and unemployed.
  • Rank among the top 10 candidates based on your test results and interview

Important note:

You’ll only pay Rs 220,000/year instead of Rs 270,000 for a world-class, career-accelerating education — with flexible installment options to make it easier.

* The reduction cannot be claimed in cash and for other Holberton School Mauritius Curriculum, this is a reduction for the 9-month Intensive Software Engineering Program + the specialization year (AI, Cyber Security, Big Data or Full Stack Developer) starting the 6th of October 2025 only. The reduction of Rs 50,000 will be applied each year as a reduction of the monthly tuition fees and applicable after the full payment of the deposit fees of Rs 60,000.

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