The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has opened the student loan applications for 2021 to 2022. You can now apply for the various loans; for both new and continuing students.
The loan products that are available include:
- Undergraduate Student Loan,
- TVET Student Loan,
- Afya Elimu Student Loan,
- Post Graduate Scholarship,
- Jielimishe Loan,
- KRA Staff TRF Loan and
- Civil Servants TRF Loan.
It is important to note how to apply for these loans and deadlines (See table below);
| PRODUCT | APPLICATION CATEGORY | APPLICATION MODE | APPLICATION DEADLINE |
| Undergraduate Student Loan | First Time | HELB Student Portal | 31st December, 2021 |
| Undergraduate Student Loan | Second & Subsequent Times | HELB App or USSD Code *642# | 30th October, 2021 |
| TVET Student Loan | First Time | HELB Student Portal | 31st December, 2021 |
| TVET Student Loan | Second & Subsequent Times | HELB App or USSD Code *642# | 31st December, 2021 |
| Afya Elimu Student Loan | Second & Subsequent Times | HELB App or USSD Code *642# | 31st October, 2021 |
| Post Graduate Scholarship | Post Graduate Students | HELD Student Portal | 31st Aug 2021 |
| Jielimishe Loan | Employed Students | HELB Student Portal | 30th June 2022 |
| KRA Staff TRF Loan | KRA Staff | HELB Student Portal | 30th June 2022 |
| Civil Servants TRF Loan | Civil Servants | HELB Student Portal | 30th June 2022 |