UTUKUFUHUU KAMA KAWAIDA YETU TUNAKULETEA VITU ROHO YAKO INAPENDA HABARI ZA, HIVI PUNDE NI KUWA TUTAKUWA TUKIANGALIZIA MAJINA YA WALIOPATA MKOPO KWA MWAKA WA MASOMO 2015/2016 CHA KUFANYA FUATA YAFUATAYO;
1.Tuma jina lako na index no ya form four mfano DUMUZI-MURU-S1234/0077/2012(MKOPO).
2.Utajibiwa tu baada ya majina ya mkopo kutolewa
pamoja na hayo tumekuletea mambo ambayo utatakiwa kuyafanya baada ya majina ya mkopo kutolewa ukiwa umepata mkopo au umekosa mkopo kuangalia maelekezo hayo soma hapo
3.6 Field Practical/Teaching Practical Work expenses
The Board may provide Field Practical Training/Teaching Practical (FPT)
loans at the rate of Tzs 10,000 per day up to a maximum of 56 days in
a year. FPT loans shall not be subjected to Means Testing.
The Board may provide such loans for those programmes that require
Field Practical Training (FPT) as recommended by the respective
Higher Education Institutions and approved by the Tanzania Commission
for Universities (TCU) and the National Council for Technical Education
(NACTE).
3.7 Special Faculty Requirements
Subject to Means Testing results, the Board may provide Special Faculty
Requirement (SFR) loans of between 0% and 100% but only for
study programmes that require special faculty requirement items
and only for specified items as approved by TCU/NACTE based on the
rates comparable to public institutions.
Funds for special faculty requirements shall be paid directly to the Higher
Learning Institutions but respective student borrowers shall have to
acknowledge receipt of the funds by signing on a copy of the payment list
issued by the Board.
Within the amount allocated for Special Faculty Requirements, eligible and
needy students with disability may be provided with loans to cover special
academic material requirements as may be determined by the Board.
3.8 Meals and Accommodation
The Board may provide loans for Meals and Accommodation at the rate of
Tzs 8,500 per day while on campus for theoretical instructions in the
academic year.
3.9 Books and Stationery expenses
A maximum of Tzs 200,000.00 per annum for Books and Stationery may
be granted to eligible and needy students. However, loan beneficiaries
from Open University of Tanzania (OUT) may be granted books and
stationery loans for 3 to 4 academic years only (depending on the
programme of study) and not every year.
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3.10 Research expenses
The Board may provide loans of 100% for Research expenses in selected
fields only, based on the rates applicable at public institutions and as may
be endorsed by either TCU or NACTE. These fields include:-
• Health Sciences as defined in section 2.7.2 above
• Engineering
• Agriculture
• Land Sciences
• Other eligible undergraduate programmes may be given Research
loans to a tune of Tzs 100, 000.00 in their final year of study
4.0 OTHER CONDITIONS ON ISSUANCE OF LOANS
4.1 Loans Value Retention fee
For the purpose of retaining the value of loans issued as well as
making the loan scheme sustainable, all loans issued bear Loan
Value retention fee equal to 6% (six) percent, per annum.
4.2 Students with multiple admissions
The Board shall not disburse loan to any eligible candidate admitted
into more than one Higher Education Institution. Loan applicants
and Higher Education Institutions are hereby advised to ensure that
a candidate is admitted into only one Institution. The Board shall
not be responsible for delayed or non- disbursement of a loan
arising from a problem of multiple admission.
4.3 Students shifting from one Institution to other Institution
To avoid misdirection of loan funds for students admitted at one
HEl who later choose to shift to another HEl, the Board shall not
raise a duplicate loan payment to such students. Instead, loan
applicants who shifted to other HEl will have to wait until the Board
receives back the funds from HEl where it was initially paid.
The Board may re-direct the loan funds to the Institution where the
student has shifted to subject to obtaining written confirmation
from TCU/NACTE that, the transfer of institution has been
approved as well as written report that the candidate has actually
reported and registered at the new HEl.
The Board will honour and process only transfers which
have been received within ninety (90) days from the date
of admission for first year students. Only transfers which
do not attract additional loans amount will be considered,
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otherwise, transfers will be done based on the previous
amounts allocated.
4.4 List of Candidates admitted into Higher Education
Institutions
To ensure compliance and enforcement of quality issues in higher
education, only candidates in the official admission lists approved
by the TCU or NACTE for respective institutions shall be considered
for loans. Higher Education Institutions are advised to strictly
submit lists of admitted students through either TCU or NACTE.
Admission lists submitted directly to the Board by Higher Education
Institutions shall not be considered.
4.5 Mode of Application
The Board has since 2011/2012 academic year introduced an
Online Loan Application System (OLAS) with the aim of simplifying
and increasing efficiency of the loan issuance process.
Candidates wishing to apply for loans for the 2015/2016
application cycle are advised to apply through OLAS; print out the
application form and Loan Agreement, appropriately sign the same,
attach the necessary documentations and submit to the Board
through a EMS or registered mail to:-
The Executive Director,
Higher Education Students’ Loans Board,
PLOT No.8 BLOCK NO 46, Service Trade Kijitonyama Area,
Sam Nujoma Road, Mwenge,
P.O. Box 76068,
DAR ES SALAAM.
Applicants are advised to maintain a copy of the application form
and the receipt used for mailing the application for subsequent
purposes of tracking the application form.
Eligible needy candidates are advised to visit HESLB website
www.heslb.go.tz to familiarize themselves with OLAS before
attempting to apply.
4.6 Loan Application Fees
First time applicants must pay non-refundable one-off application
fee of Tzs 30,000.00 through M-Pesa, Tigo- Pesa or Airtel money.
4.7 Application Deadline
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Loan Application cycle for 2015/2016 academic year will start on
4th May, 2015 and come to an end on 30th June, 2015.
Application lodged beyond this date shall not be honoured.
4.8 Mode of Disbursement of Approved Loans
In order to expedite disbursement of approved loans and minimize
the possibility of wastage arising from disbursing loans from the
Board directly to the students bank accounts, all loans shall
continue to be paid through Higher Education Institutions. The
Higher Education Institutions upon being satisfied that the student
loan beneficiary has reported and been registered or has passed all
the necessary examinations allowing him/her to advance to the
next level of study shall remit to the student bank account the
amount of loan so far received from the Board.
5.0 PUBLICATION OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES
A list of Candidates and awarded loans shall be posted on the Board’s
website www.heslb.go.tz as and when the process of means testing is
completed.
6.0 APPEALS AGAINST AWARDED LOAN AMOUNTS
Applicants who are not satisfied with the Awarded Loan Amounts may
appeal to the Board as stipulated in the HESLB Regulations of 2008 and as
clarified below:-
6.1 All appellants must complete the relevant Online Appeal Forms,
make a printout of the same and attach thereto the necessary
supporting documents. The Online Loan Application System is
accessible at http://olas.heslb.go.tz.
6.2 Appeal Fee (Tzs.10,000 per appeal)
All appeals will attract a non-refundable fee of Tzs, 10,000 per
appeal which should be paid using Tigo Pesa, M-Pesa or Airtel
Money and the Transaction ID generated should be input into the
Online System prior to printing the completed appeal form, otherwise
the appeal will not be considered.
6.3 Routing of Appeals through Loan Officers at the institutions
of study
Appeals must be routed through the Loan Officers at the respective
Higher Education Institution who will collect all appeals from
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his/her respective institution and submit them under a covering
letter to the Board. The Board will not accept any appeal that will
be submitted directly by students to the Board.
6.4 Appeals must be submitted to the Board within 90 days, counting
from the date of opening of the respective Higher Education
Institution.
PART B: ISSUANCE OF GRANTS
7.0 GRANTS
7.1 Grants Items
Grants may be issued to cover either partially or fully the following
items;
• Tuition Fees
• Books and Stationery expenses
• Special Faculty Requirement expenses
• Field Practical Training expenses
• Research expenses
7.2 Eligibility Criteria
Issuance of grants to Higher Education Students shall be governed
by the following conditions and procedures:
7.2.1 A limited number of grants shall be issues to direct students
admitted into fully accredited HEls in Tanzania to pursue
MD, DDS or BVM.
7.2.2 Must have obtained outstanding academic performance of
Division I or II at Advanced Level Secondary Education or a
first class for Assistant Medical Officers.
7.2.3 Must have registered for studies with the HEls.
7.3 Signing of Bond
Students awarded Grants must sign a bond with the Board, where
the grant beneficiary shall be required to work as a medical
practitioner within the United Republic of Tanzania for a period of
not less than five (5) years.
7.4 A separate advertisement calling for applications for grants shall be
floated to HEIs in October, 2015.
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Issued by:-
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS’ LOANS BOARD
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