HELB Loans Kenya How to Apply
How Does HELB Loans Function?
The Higher Education Loans Board gives financial support for applicants who are going to take postgraduate or undergraduate studies. The aid is disbursed in the form of loans, bursaries or scholarships and must be repaid immediately after completion of one’s studies or at any other time which is stipulated in the HELB terms for a particular produc (i.e. loan type). The primary purpose of helb students loans is to help needy students whose parents cannot afford expensive education. HELB loans are not intended for wealthy families and for students with no financial difficulties.
HELB Eligibility Criteria – Who Can Apply?
HELB loans are available to all Kenyan citizens who can service the loan immediately after its disbursement.
HELB Online ApPlication Portal
Helb registration, Helb application forms, Helb application process
Used by HELB board to track its borrowers. Your Parent (s)/ guardian particulars: name, marital status, level of education, source of income, employee details, current pay slip and employee No. (if employed). Your Parents Death certificate(for orphans).
Letter of admission to the educational institution (or its copy). Copies of two guarantors’ Identification Cards Three colored passport size photographs
How to Apply For HELB
Heading to uni or TVET institution? Are you looking forward to further your education? Applying for a HELB loan can allow you to afford your studies while enjoying low interest.
Below is a step by step guide on how to apply for HELB online and how to appeal if your application is rejected for providing incorrect or incomplete information.
The procedure of online application includes the documents that one needs to have to help him or her when applying for HELB for the first time and online application guide. The maximum amount of HELB that each university student can get is ksh. 60,000 and the minimum HELB loan awarded to students is ksh. 35,000.
Helb Application Requirements
Although the procedure of HELB application is done online. One is required to download the HELB form after completing feel so that it can be signed and submitted to HELB offices (Located at Anniversary Towers Nairobi). Some of the documents that you should have when starting to apply for HELB include.
- National ID card
- Bank Account (I will encourage you to use equity bank)
- A KRA PIN (Go to any Cyber and they will help you to generate a KRA pin from the Kenya Revenue Authority or you can use this procedure to get a KRA pin “How to apply for a KRA pin“)
- Parents Details (Photocopy of Your Identification Card)
- KCSE AND KCPE RESULTS
- Email address
- Details of any three people who will be your guarantors that are already employed (You should have a copy of their ID)