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No loans for continuing students this year: HESFB

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Higher Education Students Financing Board (HESFB) has said that they will not give out loans to continuing students this year. Since 2014, eligibility for the Student Loan Scheme was only open to students joining in their first year of study at eligible universities, …

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Student loan application centre unveiled in West Nile

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new centre to facilitate online applications for students seeking government loans, to study in higher institutions of learning has been unveiled in the West Nile region. The Higher Education Financing Scheme was started in 2014, with funding from the government of Uganda to support …

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Only 1834 of 7000 Ugandan students secure study loans

#StudentLoans2019 ▶ TOTAL 1,834 ✳ Western region 703 38% ✳ Central region 456 25% ✳ Eastern region 451 25% ✳ Northern region 24 12% Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Higher Education Dr. JC Miyingo has released the Student Loan Scheme Beneficiaries List for the Academic …

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Higher education financing

COMMENT: Michael O. Wanyama The Government of Uganda introduced the student loan scheme in 2014 primarily to increase access to higher education and support students who may not afford higher education. To achieve its objective, the Higher Education Students Financing Board was established by an Act of Parliament No. 2 …

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