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Apply Loan for Diploma 2025/2026 HESLB Application Guideline for Diploma 2025-2026 Omba Mkopo Diploma, Maombi ya Mkopo Diploma HESLB olams heslb login For Applicants who sat for Form Four Examinations conducted by NECTA in Tanzania/Kwa wanafunzi waliofanya mtihani wa Kidato cha IV inayosimamiwa na NECTA nchini Tanzania) and NON-NECTA STUDENTS (For Applicants who sat for NON-NECTA Form Four Examinations or studied overseas /Kwa waombaji waliofanya mtihani wa kidato cha nne nchni Tanzania usio wa NECTA au waliosoma nje ya Tanzania).
The Higher Education Students’ Loans Board (HESLB) is a body corporate established under Act No.9 of 2004 (as amended in 2007, 2014 and 2016) with the objective of assisting needy and eligible Tanzania students to access loans and grants for higher education. The main mandates of HESLB include:
Basic Criteria of a Loan Applicant for Diploma
In accordance with the HESLB Act, the Board has set general eligibility criteria to be considered in loan applications after securing admission to accredited institutions. The applicant must meet the following criteria:
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I. General Criteria
1. Must be a Tanzanian not older than 35 years at the time of application;
2. Must have full-time admission into an accredited institution offering Diploma studies at Diploma level in Tanzania;
3. Must have a complete and correct application through the Online Loan Application and Management System (OLAMS);
4. Must not have a formal or regular income from employment or established contract in either the public or private sector;
5. Must have completed CSEE, Certificate, ACSEE, or other equivalent qualifications within five (5) years, i.e. between 2020 -2024 inclusive.
6. For continuing Diploma students, he/she must have passed the examination necessary to enable him/her to advance to the following year of study, and the examination results must be submitted to HESLB via the Institution’s Loan Officer or Administration.
II. Social Economic Status
(i) Orphan; an applicant who has lost one or both parents
(ii) Poor households under Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) support or other schemes offering social and financial assistance; (iii Self or parents’ disability.
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