Uganda Students Loan Scheme Application Procedure – hesfb loan scheme application procedure

APPLICATION PROCESS

4.1 Loan Applications

a)Offline Application: Eligible applicants should get hard copy of the application form from the participating Universities; Office of the Academic

Registrar; or from the nearest Centenary Bank Branch across the country or download and print a copy from the HESFB website: www.hesfb.go.ug

b)On line Application: All eligible applicants can also apply online for the Higher Education Students’ Financing Loan using the HESFB website http:// www.hesfb.go.ug and click on APPLY NOW to start the online application process. Applicants using this window shall be required to print the last 3 pages of the Application form, collect the required recommendation signatures, and attach all the required documents in the Loan Application Form including the Bank pay-in-slip, then submit their application to the nearest Centenary Bank Branch.

4.2 Submission of application forms

a)Submission of the Offline Loan Application Forms: – All the completed hard copies of the Loan Application Forms, together with the required attachments should be submitted to the nearest Branch of Centenary Bank, upon payment of Ushs. 50,000 (Uganda Shillings Fifty Thousand Only exclusive of Bank Charges) as non-refundable processing fees.

b)Submission of the Online Loan Application Forms: – On receiving the relevant recommendation signatures, online applicants shall attach all the required documents together with the Bank pay-in slip of Ugx. 50,000 (Uganda Shillings Fifty Thousand Only exclusive of Bank Charges) as non- refundable processing fees and submit them to the nearest Centenary Bank Branch.

Please note that the Pay-in Bank Slip should be properly kept and will form the first level Loan Application acknowledgement receipt.

Applicants are encouraged to read the application form carefully and attach all the relevant documents as spelt out in the form before submitting them to the Bank.

5.0Participating Universities in the Students’ Loan Scheme.

5.1The participating Universities in the Students’ Loan Scheme in the academic year 2017/18 are the following:-