HESLB Loan Items and Amounts to Be Allocated 2025/2026

HESLB Loan Items and Amounts to Be Allocated 2025/2026, kiasi cha pesa anachopata mwanafunzi kutoka bodi ya mikopo HESLB: This Guideline applies to students who wish to apply for higher education students’ loans to facilitate their bachelor’s degree in local higher education institutions in the academigear 2025/2026, Meals and Accommodation (MA), Tuition Fee (TF), Books and Stationery Expenses (BS), Special Faculty Requirements (SFR), Research Expenses (RES) and finally Field Practical Training (FPT).

About HESLB

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.

LOAN ITEMS AND AMOUNTS TO BE ALLOCATED

Successful loan applicants will be financed an amount equivalent to established neediness or as may be determined by the Board. The established maximum lump sum will be
distributed to loan items as per the following sequence:

Meals and Accommodation (MA)
Tuition Fee (TF)
Books and Stationery expenses (BS)
Special Faculty Requirements (SFR)
Research expenses (RES) and finally Field Practical Training (FPT)

Note: HESLB does not provide loans in a percentage basis rather in lump-sum amount and this lump-sum will cover all or some of the following items:

1 Meals and Accommodation (MA)

MA will be allocated to students pursuing studies in a fulltime on campus basis only. The maximum amount will be calculated at TZS 10,000.00 per day for all days spent
for on-campus training as per the tertiary education institution’s almanac for the respective academic year.

2 Tuition Fee (TF)

The maximum amount of TZS 3,100,000.00 per annum may be granted based on comparable amount charged by public institutions.

HESLB Higher Priority Courses (Kozi Zenye Kipaumbele Kupata Mkopo HESLB) 2025/2026

3 Books and Stationery (BS)

A maximum amount of TZS 200,000.00 per annum for books and stationery may be granted to eligible and needy students.

4 Special Faculty Requirement (SFR)

Subject to means testing results, applicants may be availed with SFR loans for study programmes that require special faculty requirements items

5 Research (RES)

HESLB may provide loans for research expenses to a maximum of TZS 500,000.00 in selected fields of Health Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture and Land Sciences. Loans to cover research expenses for other programmes may be provided to a maximum of TZS 100,000.00 in their final year of study.

6 Field Practical Training (FPT)

HESLB may provide loans to cover field practical training/teaching practical allowance at the rate of TZS 10,000.00 per day up to a maximum of 56 days per year.

HESLB Loan Items and Amounts to Be Allocated 2025

HESLB PAYMENT MODE

Payments for MA, BS, FPT, SFR and RES items shall be made directly to students while TU shall be paid to the respective Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). All payments
should be effected after the students’ acknowledgment.

In the event a student does not sign or acknowledge receipt of the fund on time, the loan shall be returned to HESLB after the expiry of 30 days from the date the transaction information was received at the Higher Education Institution and student notified through mobile phone.

The amount RETURNED shall not be paid back to a student. However, the unpaid amount shall not be part of the beneficiary’s debt. Any subsequent payments must be confirmed by the respective HEI.

HESLB MODE OF APPLICATION

All loan applications will be done through the Online Loan Application and Management System (OLAMS).

Upon completion of the online loan application process, the applicant SHOULD print out the application form and the Loan Agreement. Thereafter, obtain appropriate authentications, sign the forms, and attach/upload necessary documents, including pages (numbers 2 and 5) into OLAMS.

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