UNDERGRADUATE LOAN (DIRECT ENTRY STUDENTS) 2019/2020 Type of Loan Application How to download helb loan application form These loans are for students joining public or private universities within the East African Community directly from high school either through the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) or as self-sponsored. Amounts awarded range between Kshs.40,000 […]

Blow to University Students as Govt Slashes HELB Funds Govt Slashes HELB Funds by large Margin The government has slashed the amount of money awarded to the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) by Ksh4 billion, awarding Ksh12.6 billion to the agency in the 2019/20 financial year. HELB, which pays fees for more than 45 percent […]

Only 72,000 admitted to Public and Private universities to benefit from the Sh3.2 billion Public and Private universities to benefit from Helb Loan  Barclays Bank MD Jeremy Awori hands over a dummy cheque for the Barclays Scholarship Programme to Helb CEO Charles Ringera, on Tuesday. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] The scramble for Sh3.2 billion higher education […]

Call for first time 2018-2019 undergraduate HELB loan application 2018-2019 undergraduate HELB loan application deadline The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) invites applications for the first time 2018-2019 Undergraduate Loanfrom Kenyans students admitted into Government of Kenya-Sponsored or Self-Sponsored programs. We therefore request our Students who are eligible to take this opportunity and apply. Eligible Students: […]

Senator Pleads For HELB Loan Defaulters HELB Loan Defaulters in Kenya Senate Deputy Speaker, Prof. Kithure Kindiki has asked Education Cabinet Secretary (CS), Dr. Amina Mohamed to go slow on individuals who have defaulted on Higher Education Loans’ Board (HELB) loans. Prof. Kindiki who is the Tharaka Nithi Senator instead asked government to establish a […]

Low wages, unemployment to blame for HELB loans crisis Low income for helb beneficiary in Kenya “Most of the graduates don’t have jobs. It is not easy to get a job immediately after graduating. Going for people with informal jobs is unfair”/FILE By JEREMIAH WAKAYA, NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 22 – The announcement by Education Cabinet Secretary Amina […]

67,000 Helb Loanees risk blacklisting Helb Beneficiaries blacklisted Students queuing at HELB offices in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG   More than 67,000 beneficiaries of the Higher Education Loans Board (Helb) financing risk being listed with the Credit Reference Bureaus (CRBs) over unpaid student loans estimated at Sh6.5 billion. Helb Tuesday gave beneficiaries of the State […]

TVET students urged to apply for HELB TVET helb application deadline Technical Vocational Education and Training Principal Secretary Dinah Mwinzi at her office. /FILE Students enrolled in Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges are encouraged to apply for the 2018/19 loan and bursary. Eligible persons applying for the first, second and subsequent time from public […]

Application for 2019/2020 first time Afya Elimu fund loan Afya Elimu fund loan The Afya Elimu Fund is a partnership product of the USAID funded Human Resources for Health (HRH) Kenya Mechanism implemented by IntraHealth International Inc., the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), Ministry of Health, the private sector and county governments. The Fund offers […]

Step by Step guide on how to apply for HELB online Best Procedure of applying for HELB Loan Below is a step by step guide on how to apply for HELB online. The procedure of online application includes the documents that one needs to have to help him or her when applying for HELB for […]