Important Instructions to All HESLB Loan Applicants (Maelekezo Muhimu Kwa Waombaji Mkopo HESLB) 2025/2026

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HESLB Overview

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:

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
To collect due loans from loan beneficiaries and use it as revolving fund to sustain operations of the Board
To create synergies through establishing strategic partnerships in student financing ecosystem

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

How to Apply for a Birth or Death Certificate Online By RITA

(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.

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HESLB RELEVANT DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO SUPPORT LOAN APPLICATION

The following are key documents to support the application:

(i) Birth certificate verification code approved by ZCSRA f(i) Birth certificate verification code approved by ZCSRA for applicants born in Zanzibar or from RITA for applicants born in Mainland Tanzania;

(ii) Applicants with deceased parents should provide death certificate verification code verified by ZCSRA if the parent(s) died in Zanzibar or a from RITA for parent(s) who died in Mainland Tanzania;

(iii) Self or parent disability form endorsed by District Medical Officer (DMO) or Regional Medical Officer (RMO). Applicants with disability identification number provided by Prime Minister’s Office are encouraged to provide the number instead of filling disability forms;

(iv) Standard Corporate Sponsorship Form (SCSF-3) to prove financial assistance received by the applicant during pre-university/college schooling. The form shall be endorsed by the applicant’s sponsor;

(v) Social Support Beneficiary’s number from TASAF to prove that the applicant is from disadvantaged family;

(vi) Standard Orphans Center Form (SOCF) to prove financial and social assistance from childhood to the level of being admitted into tertiary education institutions;

(vii) A letter from RITA or ZCSRA to validate birth information for applicants born abroad, also a letter from RITA or ZCSRA to validate applicant’s parent(s) who died abroad; and

(viii) A letter from the Ministry of Home Affairs or Tanzania Prisons Services for Mainland Tanzania; or the President’s Office – Regional Administration, Local Government and Special Department for Zanzibar to prove that the applicant’s parent(s) are currently in prison.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

HESLB may place special considerations on various applicant groups to ensure a balance in equity and national priorities. In view of this, resource allocation will be prioritised to merit, vulnerable socio-economic groups and programme clusters ranking as provided in item 6.0.

Vulnerable Socio-economic groups shall include;

Orphans
Unknown parent(s)
Imprisoned parent(s)
Households registered under TASAF
Corporate Sponsorship
Applicant and parent(s) disability

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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