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
HESLB HESLB Samia Scholarship 2024/2025
QUALIFICATIONS FOR RECEIVING FUNDING – SAMIA SCHOLARSHIP
1. Be a Tanzanian;
2. Have a high performance in the form six national exams in 2024 conducted by NECTA in science specialties;
3. He/she has been admitted to a Higher Education College in this country recognized by the Government in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or Medicine programs that are mentioned in the first group (Cluster 1) in the Student Loans Board’s lending guide Higher Education for the year 2024/2025 available through www.heslb.go.tz
4. He has applied for funding correctly in the directed manner.
SAMIA SCHOLARSHIP – FUNDING AREAS
Funding will adhere to the standards and guidelines of the Higher Education Student Loans Board to cover the following areas:
a. Tuition Fee
b. Food and accommodation allowance
c. Books and Stationery Allowance
d. Special Faculty Requirements
e. Practical Training
f. Research
g. Assistive devices for students with special needs
h. Health Insurance
HOW TO APPLY SAMIA SCHOLARSHIP HESLB 2024/2025
TERM OF FUNDING
FUNDING APPLICATION PROCEDURE
FUNDING OBLIGATIONS/TERMS
A student who will receive SAMIA SCHOLARSHIP funding will be responsible for complying with the following conditions:
a. He should read, understand and sign the Scholarship Agreement between himself and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology;
b. He should have a bank account for the money to be paid directly.
c. The Beneficiary will not be allowed to change the study program he received funding without a written approval letter from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology;
d. The beneficiary will not be allowed to postpone studies, except for health reasons, and confirmed by the relevant college;
e. If the beneficiary cancels the scholarship opportunity before starting the studies, he/she must submit a written notification to:
