HESLB Samia Scholarship Guidelines and Criteria For Loan 2026/2027 Download PDF

GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR SAMIA SCHOLARSHIP TO BACHELOR DEGREE STUDENTS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2026/2027, Mwongozo wa Sifa, Vigezo na Jinsi ya kuomba na Kupata Samia Scholarship Kutoka Bodi ya Mikopo Tanzania, HESLB Samia Scholarship Guidelines and Criteria 2026/2027 Download PDF

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.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL STUDENTS APPLYING FOR SAMIA SCHOLARSHIP

All scholarship applicants for the academic year 2026/2027 are required to observe the following: –

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

(ii) Applicants must have current national physical address (NaPA) issued by Ministry of Information, Communication and Information Technology,

(iii) Applicants aged 18 years and above must provide National Identification Numbers (NIN) during application,

(iv) Ensure that all birth certificates are certified by the RITA or ZCSRA to ascertain their validity,

(v) Applicants born abroad should obtain a letter from RITA or ZCSRA to validate birth information,

(vi) Provide a bank account which is active and carries the same name as that on the academic certificates (CSEE certificate),

(vii) Applicant should provide his/her registered and reachable mobile phone number. The provided mobile phone number will be used to inform the applicant on the application progress and payment process,

(viii) Applicant must review the entire application and make corrections (where necessary) before submission,

(ix) Ensure that the application form is duly filled and signed,

(x) All applicants must strictly observe the application deadline,

(xi) For any identified forgery, the applicant will be disqualified from the whole application process, and subject him/her to other necessary legal actions, and

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

CRITERIA FOR SAMIA SCHOLARSHIP

To benefit the scholarship, an applicant must meet the set eligibility criteria detailed hereunder:

(i) Be a Tanzanian,

(ii) Have a high performance in the ACSEE administered by the NECTA in science combination subjects (PCM, PCB, PGM, CBG, PMC, CBA and CBN) for the relevant academic year,

(iii) Appear on the list of students published by HESLB for Samia Scholarship application,

(iv) Be admitted into an accredited tertiary education institution to pursue programmes in either Natural Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or Health Sciences in the 2026/2027 academic year,

(v) Have a complete and correct application made through OLAMS,

(vi) Not be a beneficiary of other form of sponsorship, except where such sponsorship covers the remaining costs not financed by HESLB.

APPLICATION WINDOW

The application window for 2026/2027 opens after release of ACSEE 2026 results whereby names of selected candidates for the scholarship shall be submitted to HESLB.

These Guidelines are available on www.heslb.go.tz.

HESLB SAMIA SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR LOAN 2026/2027 DOWNLOAD PDF