HESLB Guideline Book For Loan 2026/2027 Download PDF

HESLB guide book pdf download 2026/2027 – HESLB Guidelines and Criteria for Loans Issuance.

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.

THE MAIN MANDATES OF HESLB INCLUDE:

1. To assist, on a loan basis, needy students who secure admission in accredited higher learning institutions, but who have no economic power to pay for the costs of their education.

2. To collect due loans from loan beneficiaries and use it as a revolving fund to sustain operations of the Board.

3. To create synergies through establishing strategic partnerships in the student financing ecosystem.

General Criteria

(i) Must be a Tanzanian not older than 35 years at the time of application;

(ii) Must have full-time admission into an accredited institution in Tanzania;

(iii) Must have a complete and correct application through the Online Loa Application and Management System (OLAMS);

(iv) Must not have a formal or regular income from employment or established contract in either the public or private sector;

(v) Must have completed CSEE, Certificate, ACSEE, or other equivalent qualifications within five (5) years, i.e. between 2021 -2025 inclusive.

(vi) 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.

MODE OF APPLICATION

All loan applications will be done through the Online Loan Application and Management System (OLAMS). Applicants are REQUIRED to use the same Form Four Index Number used while applying for admission.

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