Eligibility And Requirements for HESFB Student Loan Scheme 2023/2024

To be Eligible for the First Year Students’ Loan, one should;

1. Be a Ugandan Citizen.
2. Be Admitted to a Private Chartered University or Public University or a listed Other Tertiary Institution in Uganda. Accreditation is by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE).
3. Applicant must be pursuing any of HESFB’s approved STEM Programmes or Programmes approved under affirmative Action.
4. Demonstrate a financial need.
5. Be joining in the First Year of study.
6. MUST not be a beneficiary of any other Scholarship or Funding Opportunity.

General Requirements for Application to the Students’ Loan Scheme

General Requirements for  Students’ Loan Application include;

1. A copy of admission letter from any of the participating HEI.
2. A copy of the National ID.
3. Copies of academic certificates or result slips and transcripts.
4. A copy of a birth certificate.
5. A copy of a recent passport photo.
6. Proof of payment of the prescribed loan processing fees.
7. A copy of a Financial card (Not mandatory at the point of application).
8. A sketch map of applicant’s current address/residence.
9. A sketch map of applicant’s home of origin (if different from current address).
10. A fully filled loan application form submitted online.