The Higer Education Loans Board, Helb, has extended the 2019/2020 undergraduate loans application period by three weeks.
Undergraduate First Time and Subsequent Online Application Form has been reopened and will close on 31st August 2019. The loans agency had earlier closed the form on 31st July, 2019. Students who could not beat the earlier deadline now have an opportunity to apply for the loans.
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE HELB FIRST TIME LOAN.
The First Time Loan Application is divided into the following categories.
INFORMATION ON PROFILE
This comprises of two sub categories as elaborated below.Please fill each section before proceeding to the next item.
a) Applicant:- Personal Details
In this section, an applicant is required to fill out their personal information. Items such as Sub-location,Division,location etc should reflect information as per your National Identification Card.
b) Applicant:- Residence Details
In this section, an applicant is required to fill out there current place of residence information. Items such as Sub-location,Division,location etc should reflect your current place of residence and not as indicated in your ID Card.
INSTITUTION DETAILS
This comprises of three sub categories as elaborated below.Please fill each section before proceeding to the next item.
a) Applicant :- Institution Details
In this section, an applicant is required to fill out their Institution details.
b) Applicant :- Loan Information.
Here you are required any information on your loan or bursary.
EDUCATION BACKGROUND DETAILS
This comprises of one category as elaborated below.Please fill each section before proceeding to the next item.
a) Applicant :- Education Background Details
In this section, an applicant is required to fill out their education background details.Primary and Secondary School Details are compulsary.Failure to include this will lead to automatic disqualification
EXPENSE DETAILS
This comprises of two categories as elaborated below.Please fill each section before proceeding to the next item.
a) Applicant :- Family Expenses
In this section, an applicant is required to fill out the family’s expenses.
GUARANTOR DETAILS
This comprises of one section as elaborated below.Please fill each section before proceeding to the next item.
a) Applicant :- Guarantor’s Details
In this section, an applicant is required to fill out the guarantor’s details.It is compulsory to fill in two guarantors failure to do this will lead to automatic disqualification
PARENTS DETAILS
This comprises of three category as elaborated below.Please fill each section before proceeding to the next item.
a) Applicant :- Parents Marital Status
In this section, an applicant is required to fill out their parent’s marital status.
b) Applicant :- Parents Details
In this section, an applicant is required to fill out various details about their parent’s eg.employment.
c) Applicant :- Guardian’s Details
If the applicant is orphaned he/she will be required to fill in the gurantors’ details.
BANK DETAILS
This comprises of one section as elaborated below.Please fill each section before proceeding to the next item.
a) Applicant :- Bank Details
In this section, an applicant is required to fill out the bank’s details.
To get started off click on this link; https://portal.helb.co.ke/
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