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The Helb Online Portal is a very important site for all University and College students. In case you you need a Helb loan or bursary, this is the portal to visit.

The following services are available at the Helb Portal:

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Helb Portal (https://portal.helb.co.ke/)

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Tvet helb loan application deadline and form 2021/2022

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The Higher Education Loans Board(HELB) has opened the applications portal for First Time 2021-2022 TVET Loan and Bursary. Students admitted in TVET institutions can now apply before the deadline day.

TVET STUDENTS FIRST TIME LOAN APPLICATIONS FINANCIAL YEAR 2021-2022

The Higher Education Loans Board invites applications for the Second and Subsequent TVET Loan and Bursary for 2021-2022 Financial Year from Kenyan students admitted in National Polytechnics, Technical Training Institutions and Vocational Colleges under the Ministry of Education, and are registered with Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service [KUCCPS] and members of the Kenya Association Technical Training Institutions [KATTI].

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Helb loans for university and College Students (Complete Guide)

Eligible students:

Students enrolled for approved TVET courses and are applying for the second or subsequent student loan.

How to Apply:

  1. Download the HELB App from Google Play Store or dial *642#.
  2. Register using your phone number to generate a PIN which you will use to log in.
  3. Ensure the mobile number is registered under your name.
  4. Please NOTE that mobile numbers not registered in the students’ name will not allow the loan application to proceed.
  5. Read, understand and dick to accept the license agreement.
  6. Enter your first name as it appears on your National ID, ID number and valid email address to complete
  7. Click on “loans” tab and choose either certificate loans or diploma loans. Then click “apply” on the TVET second and subsequent loan.
  8. Read and understand the financial literacy guide.
  9. Answer the financial literacy questions and scroll down to view results and click “proceed”.
  10. Click “confirm” to verify your telephone number by paying Kshs. 1 to M•PESA.
  11. Read the loan agreement and click on ‘I agree’.
  12. Click ‘submit’. A pop-up message will appear to show that you have successfully applied. The loan serial number will also be displayed.

Please note that this application is paperlss. You are not required to print any form. A confirmation SMS with a loan application serial number is the evidence that you have applied. Kindly save the SMS for future reference.

The closing date for the loan application is 31st December, 2021.

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New Higher Education Funding Model

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The Government has launched the Higher Education Financing portal. Students whose households are at the bottom of the pyramid shall enjoy equal opportunities in accessing university and TVET education through 100 per cent government funding.

Students who require funding must make formal applications through Higher Education Financing portal. The portal is accessible at www.hef.co.ke.

In the new financing model, categorization on the needs of students will be realized through a reliable scientific method- Means Testing Instruments.

The Instrument will be used to determine the student’s level of financial needs to ensure they are supported adequately.

The Higher Education Financing (HEF) Portal will now allow students to make applications for both scholarships, loans and bursaries.

The level of funding for each student will depend on the monthly household income and each student will individually apply for the scholarship and loans, soon after receiving admission letters.

Those seeking financial aid from the government have been classified into four categories, the vulnerable, extremely needy, needy and less needy.

Under the model, those students falling under the vulnerable and extremely needy band will qualify for 100%  government funding for their studies with the money coming as scholarships and loans, and those deemed to be needy and less needy will get 93% government funding, with the students bearing 7% of the tuition costs.

They will also have opportunities to apply for HELB (Government loan) which will be allocated upon using a full-proof tool used to assess students to be awarded scholarships.

Students in private universities are not catered for in the government scholarship fund, but can apply for loans through HELB.

HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCING

What is the New Higher Education Funding Model?
It is a new way of providing financial support to students enrolled in Universities & TVET institutions to ensure every Kenyan student is assisted according to their level of need.

What are the benefits of the New Funding Model?
✓ It ensures that all eligible Kenyan Students are provided with adequate education financial support.
✓ It promotes the provision of quality education in higher learning institutions.
✓ It ensures that students are adequately supported based on their level of need.
✓ To ensure timely disbursement of funds students and higher learning institutions.
✓ To address the student funding gap.

 

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How to apply for HEF Scholarships and Loan using portal and check awarded amount

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Requirements for application for both University and Tvet students

  1. A valid email address for the applicant (Student)
  2. Valid telephone number (must be registered in your name to apply for a loan)
  3. KCPE and KCSE index numbers and year of examination
  4. Passport size photo
  5. Copy of your National ID (for loan application)
  6. College/University admission letter
  7. Your parents’ registered telephone number
  8. Your parents’ national ID number
  9. Death certificate if any of your parent is deceased.
  10. Your birth certificate.
  11. Two guarantors’ (Can be your parents) ID numbers and registered telephone numbers (for loan application)
  12. Copy of the sponsorship letter if you were sponsored in Secondary school.

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The HELB mobile app; How to use app to apply for students loans

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The Higher Education Loans Board, HELB, has developed a mobile app that makes it easier for you to apply for students’ loans and scholarships. The mobile HELB mobile application that is available freely on Google Play enables you to apply for various loans including the second and subsequent undergraduate loans. And yes, the new app makes the HELB loan application process purely paperless i.e no physical copies are required during the whole application process.

Wondering how to install and use the new app? Worry not. We will take you on a step by step simplified process on how to successfully apply for your loan using your mobile phone.

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DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING AND USING THE NEW APP.

The HELB mobile app is one the best and user friendly apps. All that you need is a smart phone with play store and a few bundles. Then, follow the steps here, below:

  • The first step is to install the app on your mobile phone. Open play store on your mobile phone (you can even use a friend’s mobile phone in case you do not own one). Then type ‘HELB’ and click ‘install’. (You can download the HELB mobile app available on GooglePlay and have fast and convenient access to all HELB services. Click on this link to get started
  • Once successfully installed, you will be prompted to enter your phone number (Safaricom line only and must be registered under your name). Do this, followed by clicking ‘Generate PIN’.
  • A verification code will be automatically sent to your mobile phone and also email address that is registered on the HELB portal. (In an event you do not receive the code within few minutes, click ‘Resend verification code’.
  • Enter the verification code received and set your log on, PIN. Now, click ‘set PIN’.
  • On the next window, enter your PIN (THE ONE YOU HAVE JUST SET), read the licence agreement and click ‘Accept’ to proceed.
  • Complete yor registration in the next window by filling out the mandatory fields; First name, ID Number and Email address. ‘Select Register/ Proceed’.

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USING YOUR ACCOUNT DASHBOARD.

Now, you will automatically be redirected to your personal account dashboard. The account dashboard contains the following menu:

  • Loans menu: Used to apply for certificate, diploma, undergraduate and post graduate loans and showing your loan status.
  • Scholarships menu: For accessing undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships.
  • Repayment menu: Used to check your loan balance and make repayments.
  • Clearance menu.
  • Account settings and contact us menu.
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APPLYING FOR SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT STUDENTS’ UNDERGRADUATE LOANS

Seeking to apply for your second and subsequent loan? This loan is only available to students who have already applied for and/ or received a loan (s) from HELB (within the last three years). Read further guidelines vconcerning this loan here; HELB undergraduate students’ second and subsequent loans- You can now apply, requirements.

To proceed and make your application;

  • Click ‘Loans’ from your HELB mobile app account dashboard, followed by ‘Undergraduate Loans’.
  • Next, you will select ‘Undergraduate Second Subsequent Loan’, and click ‘Apply’.
  • Update your personal, institution and employment details if required to.
  • Proceed to filling out the form. Click ‘Ok’ to submit your form.
  • Good luck.

Remember you can seek assistance from HELB by using mobile number; 0711052000 or via email; contactcentre@helb.co.ke

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Helb loans; Students protest move to oppose making the loans cheaper

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A section of University students from Murang’a County have expressed their frustrations over the rejection of the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) Amendment Bill in Parliament.

The learners allied to Murang’a University Students Association (MUSA) condemned the lawmakers who rejected the bill saying the ongoing political affiliations in the education committee are misplaced priorities.

Led by their spokesperson Laban Macharia, the students said they will be writing a protest letter to the Speaker of the National Assembly because the move by parliament has denied university students a chance to improve their living standards.

The rejected Bill sought to increase the grace period for repayment of loans from one year to five years and decrease the loan interest from four to three per cent in order to help university students better their lives while in campus and after finishing their studies.

Parliamentary Committee on Education rejected the bill on grounds that, if the said proposals are affected the Board stands to lose Sh693 million annually and Sh4.3 billion in five years.

“The ongoing political divide should not be used in any way by legislators to settle their political scores, comrades are suffering in campus due to the high cost of living that has already been made worse by Covid-19,” Macharia said.

Another students’ leader, Felister Wanjiku, also castigated the Members of Parliament for failing to consider the lives of struggling youths who just graduated from school and have to pay loans even before being employed.

The students, however, lauded Embakasi East MP Babu Owino’s move to re-introduce the bill in Parliament after six months and urged other legislators to support it.

Students who do not secure jobs immediately after completing their studies will be shielded by the Bill as they would have a five-year grace period before they start repaying their loans as well as avoid a Sh5, 000 monthly penalty HELB imposes on defaulters.

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Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC) Training Revolving Fund

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Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC) Training Revolving Fund

Students studying at the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC).

 

Award is based on approved MTI.

Online application in the HELB portal.

Recovery is based on the HELB loan recovery process and procedure.

Kshs.500 Administrative fee charged upon disbursement.

4% interest rate.

  1. Applicants should visit the HELB website www.helb.co.ke to access the HELB Students’
  2. Portal to register, create and activate account. (Ensure you use your personal mobile number)
  3. Log in, and click Loan Application Tab, on the left dashboard.
  4. From the view window, select Kenya Institute of
    Mass Communication Training Revolving Fund.
  5. Read and agree on the Consent for the Collection and Processing of Personal Data.
  6. Access and fill the loan application form online.
  7. Print TWO copies of the duly filled Loan Application Form.
  8. Present one copy of the duly filled Loan Application Form and all the attached support documents HELB Offices select Huduma Centres or Mater Hospital offices.
  9. Retain a copy of the duly filled and signed Loan Application Form. [This is
    mandatory]
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How To Apply For Scholarship Under New University Funding Model, Check Amount Awarded

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University and Tvet students can now apply for Government Scholarships through the Higher Education Financing Portal.

According to the University Fund Kenya, one must be Kenyan and a KCSE examination candidate to be eligible for the scholarship.

He or she must have also been placed by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) to pursue an undergraduate, diploma, craft certificate, or artisan course at one of Kenya’s accredited public universities or TVET colleges.

The scholarship will be open to students who sat their KCSE examination from 2022 onwards.

Once confirmed to have met the requirements, one will be needed to visit https://www.hef.co.ke/ for application with a checklist meeting the requirements hereunder;

A valid email address, a valid phone number registered to the applicant’s name, KCPE and KCSE index numbers and year of examination, College/University admission letter and a copy of the sponsorship letter for those sponsored in secondary school.

Others are the applicant’s parent/guardian’s registered numbers, the applicant’s ID number, death certificate if parents are deceased, a passport photo and a birth certificate.

Also, those who will be seeking loans will be needed to have the ID numbers and telephone numbers for two guarantors.

On the platform, one will first register/log in, fill out their profile and upload their documents, tick the box to apply for a scholarship or a loan and submit the application.

The applicant will then wait for the award within 30 days and then wait for an SMS payment notification.

It is also worth noting that students in private universities are not eligible for the government scholarship fund, but can apply for loans through HELB.

Continuing students will not be affected by the funding model and will continue to receive their funding based on the previous funding model.

The level of funding for each student will depend on the monthly household income and the financial aid has been classified into four categories, the vulnerable, extremely needy, needy and less needy.

Under the model, those students falling under the vulnerable and extremely needy band will qualify for 100%  government funding for their studies with the money coming as scholarships and loans, and those deemed to be needy and less needy will get 93% government funding, with the students bearing 7% of the tuition costs.

Requirements for Government Scholarship application 

  1. A valid email address for the applicant (Student)
  2. Valid telephone number (must be registered in your name to apply for a loan)
  3. KCPE and KCSE index numbers and year of examination
  4. Passport size photo
  5. Copy of your National ID (for loan application)
  6. College/University admission letter
  7. Your parents’ registered telephone number
  8. Your parents’ national ID number
  9. Death certificate if any of your parent is deceased.
  10. Your birth certificate.
  11. Two guarantors’ (Can be your parents) ID numbers and registered telephone numbers (for loan application)
  12. Copy of the sponsorship letter if you were sponsored in Secondary school.

Download the application procedure.

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Here is how to Contact Helb, online

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Helb Contacts- Are you in need of any service from the Higher Education Loans Board (Helb)? You do not need to travel to their offices in Nairobi since you can get the service at the comfort of your house. Helb has created various online communication platforms that you need to take advantage of. 

All that you require to contact helb is a mobile phone and you are good to go. Below is a list of Helb communication channels that you can make use of, today:

S/N Helb Service How to get service
1 HELB Student Portal www.helb.co.ke
2 HELB Student USSD Code *642#
3 HELB Loanees Portal www.helb.co.ke 
4 HELB Loanees USSD Code *642#
5 M-Pesa Paybill Number 200800
6 HELB Employer Portals www.helb.co.ke and remittance@helb.co.ke
7 Self-Serve HELB Portals Helb Portal
8 Self-Serve USSD Code *642#
9 Self-Serve HELB Mobile App The Helb Mobile App
10 Helb Twitter Account  https://twitter.com/HELBpage
11 Helb Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/HELBpage/ 
12 Helb Official Email Address contactcentre@helb.co.ke
13 Helb Call Contact Centre 711052000

Helb Services

Here is a list of services available through the Helb Student Portal:

S/No Service from the Helb Student Portal Link on how to access service
1 Helb Student Portal Login Click here to access service instantly
2 Helb Student Profile Editing Click here to access service instantly
3 Helb Loan Application Online Click here to access service instantly
4 Helb Scholarship Application Online Click here to access service instantly
5 Helb Loan Statement Click here to access service instantly
6 Helb Loan Repayment Click here to access service instantly
7 Helb Loan Disbursement Status Click here to access service instantly
8 Helb Compliance Certificate Application Click here to access service instantly
9 Helb Loan Penalty Waiver Application Click here to access service instantly
10 Helb Loan Applications History Click here to access service instantly
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Requirements for Higher Education Funding Government Scholarship application 

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The government will now fund individual students in the newly unveiled funding model for universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions which is said to be student-centred and quality-driven.

Kenya University and College Central Placement Services (KUCCPS) Chief Executive Dr. Officer Mercy Wahome said the new funding regime aims at enhancing equality, fairness and transparency in apportioning government scholarships and loans to those seeking University and college admissions.

While voicing the government’s commitment to safeguarding the quality of programmes and courses being offered at the institutions of higher learning, Dr Wahome indicated that the funding model was crafted to address the uniform and inequitable capitation witnessed under the differentiated unit cost (DUC) model, where the rich and the poor students received the same amount.

Unlike what has been the case, Dr Wahome explained that the universities and TVETs will no longer receive block funding in form of capitation based on the DUC whose sustainability had been a struggle following dipping in funding ratios from the government.

Instead, she added that the government resolved that university funding shall be apportioned to individual students according to their level of need.

According to the Universities Fund CEO Geoffrey Monari, the new funding formulae seeks to offer students whose households are at the bottom of the pyramid equal opportunity in accessing university education and technical and vocational education and training (TVET).

Under the new funding model, the government will fully fund the vulnerable students who include those living with disabilities where they will receive 80 per cent scholarships and 20 per cent loans.

The neediest students will receive 70 per cent scholarships and 30 per cent loans. The third category of needy students will receive 50 per cent scholarships, 30 per cent loans and 20 per cent of their fees will be met by their families. The last category of the less needy students will receive 32 per cent scholarships, 48 per cent loans while their households will pay the remaining 20 per cent of the fees.

Speaking in Naivasha during a media engagement workshop, the KUCCPS boss said students whose households are at the bottom of the pyramid shall enjoy equal opportunity in accessing university and Tvet education where their households shall not make any contribution towards the education of their children.

State Department for Basic Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang last week said the new funding regime will be based on four criteria, choice of the programme, household income band, affirmative performance and government priority areas.

To facilitate the implementation of the new framework, Dr Kipsang disclosed that the government had increased funding for university education to Sh84.6 billion from Sh54 billion allocated in the financial year starting July as loans and grants.

This he added translated to an allocation increase per student from Sh152,000 to Sh208,000. The budgetary allocation for Tvets will in the coming financial year increase from Sh5.2 billion to Sh10 billion, translating to Sh67,000 per year per trainee, he said.

Requirements for Government Scholarship application 

  1. A valid email address for the applicant (Student)
  2. Valid telephone number (must be registered in your name to apply for a loan)
  3. KCPE and KCSE index numbers and year of examination
  4. Passport size photo
  5. Copy of your National ID (for loan application)
  6. College/University admission letter
  7. Your parents’ registered telephone number
  8. Your parents’ national ID number
  9. Death certificate if any of your parent is deceased.
  10. Your birth certificate.
  11. Two guarantors’ (Can be your parents) ID numbers and registered telephone numbers (for loan application)
  12. Copy of the sponsorship letter if you were sponsored in Secondary school.

Download the application procedure.

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HELB application forms First Time applicants PDF

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The Higher Education Loans Board, HELB, provides loans to students in universities and colleges. You can now apply for the HELB loans using the new HELB App that is available on Google Play store.

HOW YOU CAN ACCESS THE HELB SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT LOAN APPLICATION FORM FOR UNDERGRADUATES

Follow the steps below to apply for the HELB second and subsequent loans;

  • Downloading the HELB app: To apply for the loans, first you will need to download the HELB app. This app is available on Play store at no cost.
  • Open the app and register to generate a PIN. To register, ensure you use the Safaricom number that you use for MPesa and must be registered in your Name.
  • Use the PIN to log in. Accept the licence agreement to proceed.
  • Next, you will be asked to enter your first name (as it appears on your ID), ID number and valid Email address to complete the registration.
  • Now, click on ‘Loans’ tab and choose undergraduate loans. Then, click “Apply” on the UG (Undergraduate) second and subsequent loan.
  • Read and understand the financial literacy guide, answer the financial literacy questions. Scroll down to see your score/ results. Click ‘proceed’.
  • In the next window, click ‘confirm’ to verify your telephone number by paying Sh1 to Mpesa. Pay only once.
  • Read the loan agreement and click on ‘I agree’.
  • To complete your application, click ‘submit’. A message will appear to show that you have successfully applied. The loan serial number will also be displayed on the success message.
  • Wait for a response from HELB on the status of your loan.

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HOW TO APPLY FOR THE HELB UNDERGRADUATE FIRST-TIME LOAN.

You may be wondering how to apply for your HELB undergraduate first-time loan. Well, applying for this loan is easy and straight forward. Follow the steps below;

  1. Visit the official HELB portal at http://www.helb.co.ke to register.
  2. Read and completely fill the HELB Financial Literacy guide.
  3. Log into your account and click on the First Time Undergraduate Loan Application Link.
  4. Select and duly fill in the 2021-2021 First Time Undergraduate Loan Application Form (LAF).
  5. Print two copies of the duly filled Loan Application Form under the print section.
  6. Take the form to the relevant authorities and guarantors for filling, stamping, and signing
  7. Sign your duly filled form and attach all the necessary documents as indicated in the checklist on the last page of the Loan Application Form(LAF).
  8. Retain one copy of the duly filled LAF  for reference – Mandatory!
  9. Present a single copy of the duly completed Loan Application Form and all the attached supporting documents to:
  • HUDUMA  Centers: Nairobi, Kakamega, Eldoret, Nakuru, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nyeri, Embu, Machakos, Kisii, Bungoma, Turkana, Meru, Kitui, Kericho, Nandi – Kapsabet, Thika, Garissa and Kitale.
  • The HELB Student Centre on Mezzanine Floor, Anniversary Towers, University Way in Nairobi.

Documents required for first time Undergraduate HELB loan applicants

You will be required to submit the following documents together with your HELB application form (enclose them in one envelope):

  • A copy of the Applicant’s national ID Card
  • Copies of the parents national ID Cards/death certificate where the parent is deceased
  • Copies of both guarantors’ national ID Card
  • A copy of the applicant’s admission letter and KCSE result slip/certificate
  • A copy of the applicant’s Bank ATM/Bank card (for Government sponsored students only)
  • A copy of the applicant’s Smart Card from the institution
  • One recent coloured passport size photograph of the applicant.
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The New Higher Education Funding (NFM) (www.hef.co.ke) for both Scholarship and Loans for students placed by Kuccps

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The Government has today launched the application portal for the New Higher Education Funding (NFM) (www.hef.co.ke) for both Scholarship and Loans for students placed by Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service [KUCCPS] effective Financial Year [FY] 2023/2024.

The launch follows the Presidential Directive on 03rd May 2023 signaling the intention of Government to overhaul higher education student funding model by aligning placement, Government scholarship and loans to be responsive to the needs of students and their programme costs.

Speaking during the launch at the Kenya School of Government, Cabinet Secretary for Education Hon. Ezekiel Machogu stated that the new funding model will ensure inclusivity and no student will be left behind.

“For the first time, students whose households are at the bottom of the pyramid shall enjoy equal opportunities in accessing university and TVET education. Out of the 2022 KCSE graduates, over 45,000 university students and 42,000 TVET students categorized as vulnerable and extremely needy, will be fully funded under the Government Scholarships and Loans”, said Hon. Machogu.

Consequently, the Government through the Higher Education Loans Board [HELB], Universities Fund, State Department for TVET, and KUCCPS has today launched the Higher Education Financing Portal, to receive applications for both Scholarships and Loans.

Furthermore, “Students who require funding MUST make formal application through Higher Education Financing portal (www.hef.co.ke) upon placement by KUCCPS and getting admission letters to Universities or Colleges. The requirements and application process has been clearly mapped out in the portal.” added Hon. Machogu.

However, continuing students will not be affected by this funding model and will continue to receive their funding based on the Government’s existing model. The Cabinet Secretary also directed the Vice Chancellors, Principals and other relevant Government agencies to ensure smooth and successful implementation of this NFM model.

About the New Education Funding Model

The new funding model allocation is based on a reliable Means Testing Instrument [MTI], that is scientific and

robust in determining the student’s level of financial needs, to ensure they are supported adequately.

About Higher Education Loans Board

The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) is a state body established by an Act of Parliament – CAP 213A in 1995 mandated to provide loans, bursaries and scholarships to Kenyans pursuing higher education in recognized Kenyan Universities and Colleges and to recover the same after completion of studies to facilitate establishment of a revolving fund. The Board is therefore well aligned to Chapter 4, Section 43 (1) (f) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, that every person has the right to education.