The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has announced that student loan applications are expected to open in the second week of July for students joining universities and colleges across the country.

🇰🇪 Breaking It Down

HELB CEO Geoffrey Monari said the timeline depends on completion of placement exercises by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) during an interview on the Sema na Spox segment on KBC on May 28.

“I want to assure all students, parents and stakeholders that they should be able to apply for their loans online when we open. We are just waiting for KUCCPS to complete their placement so that we can open, most probably by the second week of July,” he said.

Monari assured that the online application portal will be activated once KUCCPS finalises the placement process for first-time applicants, adding that HELB will also communicate the opening dates for continuing students.

📌 What You Need to Know

The update comes as KUCCPS continues to manage university and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) placements following extensions to its application windows.

According to KUCCPS , the university application portal will remain open until June 1, while the TVET application window will close on June 8 ahead of the September intake.

Meanwhile, Monari assured students facing financial barriers to higher education that the board will continue supporting learners under the new funding model, noting that all eligible students are currently receiving loans.

“In the old funding model, not all students used to get loans. Now all the students are getting loans. I want to give the commitment that this shall continue,” he said.

Upon the portal’s opening, first-time HELB applicants will be required to register on the student portal via the official website.

Applicants will need to provide personal and academic details, including KCPE and KCSE index numbers, a valid email address, telephone number, passport photo, National ID, birth certificate (if a minor), parents’ ID numbers, guarantor information, and a copy of any secondary school sponsorship letter.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke