HESLB Priority Courses for Loan Allocation 2024/2025, Priority Programmes To Get Loan HESLB, The Higher Education Students’ Loans Board (HESLB) was established by HESLB Act (CAP 178) and became effective in July 2005.
HESLB is mandated to, among others, issue loans and or grants to needy and eligible students.
Application window for Academic Year 2024/2025 will be open from June 1, 2024 through September 30, 2024
After establishing applicant’s neediness, and meeting requirements under sections above, the following programme clusters will be used to determine the loans to be issued in priority programmes subject to approved budget.
Programmes Clusters
All accredited degree programmes shall be categorized into three clusters reflecting national priorities as defined in the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS).
The NSDS provide six thematic areas listed as high impact drivers towards attainment of the National economic growth
Cluster I
Programmes under this cluster include: –
(i) Education in Science Subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and ICT
(ii) Health Sciences (Doctor of Medicine, Dental Surgery, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Midwifery, Prosthetics and Orthotics, Physiotherapy, Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Laboratory sciences, Radiotherapy Technology);
(iii) Engineering sciences: Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Mining, Mineral and Processing, Textile, Chemical and Processing, Agriculture, Food and Processing, Automobile, Industrial, Maritime Transportation, Marine Technology, Electronics and Telecommunication, and Bio- Processing and Post-Harvest, Water and Irrigation, Aircraft Maintenance and Pilot Engineering
(iv) Petroleum Geology, Petroleum Chemistry, Oil and Gas
(v) ICT and Programming, Information Systems Management
(vi) Actuarial and Data sciences
(vii) Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Sciences and Production Management
(viii) Bachelor of Arts in Kiswahili
Cluster II
Programmes under this cluster include: –
(i) Basic Sciences: Applied Zoology, Botanical, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Aquatic Environmental Sciences and Conservation, Geology, Mathematics and Statistics, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Health, Wildlife and Conservation), Environmental, Urban Development and Industrial Metrology; and
(ii) Lands and Valuation Sciences: (Architecture, Landscape and Architecture, Interior Design, Building Survey, Building Economics, Urban and Regional Planning, Land Management and Valuation, and Geospatial Technology).
Cluster III
Programmes under this cluster include:
(i) Humanities, Business Management and Social Sciences: Accountancy, Marketing, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Environment, Community Development, Social Welfare, Development studies, Sociology, Political Sciences, Arts, painting, creative science, Music, Law and Legal Studies, Languages (except Kiswahili), Literature, Geography, Psychology, Anthropology, Archeology, Media and Communications Studies.
(ii) All other courses not listed in either of the clusters, will fall under Cluster III.
For More Info Kindly Read HESLB Guideline Book 2024/2025
