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

HESLB Higher Priority Courses (Kozi Zenye Kipaumbele Kupata Mkopo HESLB) 2025/2026:- HESL has released the Higher Priority Courses To Get HESLB Loan 2025/2026. After establishing applicant’s neediness, and meeting requirements under sections 3.1 and 3.2 above, the following programme clusters will be used to determine the loans to be issued in priority order subject to availability of funds.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL LOAN APPLICANTS

All loan applicants for the Academic Year 2025/2026 are required to observe the following:

(i) Read and follow the application procedures stated in these Guidelines,

(ii) Applicants with National Identification Numbers are encouraged to provide them during application,

(iii) All documents submitted to support the application should be certified by relevant authorities as specified in these Guidelines,

(iv) Ensure that all birth/death certificates are certified by the Registration, Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency (RITA), or Zanzibar Civil Status Registration Agency (ZCSRA) to ascertain their validity,

(v) Applicants born abroad should obtain a letter from RITA or ZCSRA to validate birth information. Applicants whose parent(s) died abroad should also obtain a letter from RITA or ZCSRA to validate the information provided

(vi) All foreign entry qualifications must be evaluated and approved by the relevant authority (NECTA/ NACTVET/TCU), and upon application, the equivalent index number provided should be declared,

(vii) Ensure the bank account number submitted is active and carries the same name as that on the application form. The respective bank account details must be correctly filled in the application form,

(viii) Applicants should provide a registered and reachable mobile phone number. The provided mobile phone number will be used to inform the applicant on the loan application progress and payment process,

(ix) Ensure that the online loan application form is duly filled and page numbers two (2) and five (5) are signed as required before submission,

(x) Applicants must review the entire application form and make corrections (where necessary) before submission,

(xi) To provide any of the following:

National Identification Number (NIN)
Zanzibar Resident ID
Voter’s Registration card or
Driving License

(xii) All applicants must strictly observe the set loan application deadline,

(xiii) Any identified forgery will disqualify the applicant from the whole application process for the respective academic year, and subject him/her to other necessary legal actions; and

(xiv) Applicants are advised to make follow-up of their application process results through their SIPA accounts.

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

All accredited degree programs shall be categorized into three clusters reflecting national priorities as defined in the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) as detailed below. They are divided into three cluster as follows below:-

A. HESLB CLUSTER I (ONE) PROGRAMMES

Courses under this cluster include: –

(i) Education in Science Subjects:

Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Mathematics
ICT and
Technical and Vocational Training

(ii) Health Sciences:

Doctor of Medicine
Dental Surgery
Veterinary Medicine
Pharmacy
Nursing
Midwifery
Prosthetics and Orthotics
Physiotherapy
Biomedicine
Biotechnology and Laboratory sciences
Radiotherapy Technology

(iii) Engineering Sciences:-

Civil
Mechanical
Electrical
Mining
Mineral and Processing
Textile
Chemical and Processing
Agriculture
Food and Processing
Automobile
Industrial
Maritime Transportation
Marine Technology
Electronics and Telecommunication, and
Bio- Processing and Post-Harvest
Water and Irrigation
Aircraft Maintenance and
Pilot Engineering.

(iv) Petroleum Geology, Petroleum Chemistry, Oil and Gas.

(v) ICT and Programming, Information Systems Management.

(vi) Actuarial and Data sciences.

(vii) Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Sciences and Production Management.

(viii) Bachelor of Arts in Kiswahili.

B. HESLB CLUSTER II (TWO) PROGRAMMES

(i) Basic Sciences:-

Applied Zoology
Botanical
Chemistry
Physics
Biology
Microbiology
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Aquatic Environmental Sciences and Conservation
Geology
Mathematics and Statistics
Environmental Sciences
Environmental Health
Wildlife and Conservation
Environmental and
Industrial Metrology

(ii) Lands and Valuation Sciences:-

Architecture
Landscape and Architecture
Interior Design
Building Survey
Building Economics
Urban and Regional Planning
Land Management and Valuation and
Geospatial Technology

C. HESLB CLUSTER III (THREE) PROGRAMMES

i. Humanities, Business Management and Social Sciences

Accountancy
Marketing
Finance
Economics
Statistics
Environment
Community Development
Social Welfare
Development studies
Sociology
Political Sciences
Arts
Painting
Creative science
Music
Law and Legal Studies
Languages
Literature
Geography
Psychology
Anthropology
Archaeology
Media and Communications Studies.

Note: All new programmes received by HESLB shall be included in the above-mentioned categories respectively.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

(i) All scholarship applications must be made through the Loan Application and Management System (OLAMS)

(ii) After completion of the online form filling process, applicants will be required to download copies of the online application forms, sign the relevant sections and upload them into the system