Bachelor Degrees Application Guideline for 2025- 2026 HESLB

GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR ISSUANCE OF LOANS TO BACHELOR’S DEGREE STUDENTS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026

1.0 IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO

ALL LOAN APPLICANTS

All loan applicants for the Academic Year 2025/2026 are required to observe the following:

(i) Read and follow the application procedures stated in

these Guidelines,

(ii) Applicants with National Identification Numbers are encouraged to provide them during application,

(iii) All documents submitted to support the application should be certified by relevant authorities as specified in

these Guidelines,

(iv) Ensure that all birth/death certificates are certified by the Registration, Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency

(RITA), or Zanzibar Civil Status Registration Agency

(ZCSRA) to ascertain their validity,

(v) Applicants born abroad should obtain a letter from RITA

or ZCSRA to validate birth information. Applicants whose

parent(s) died abroad should also obtain a letter from

RITA or ZCSRA to validate the information provided,


(vi) All foreign entry qualifications must be evaluated

and approved by the relevant authority (NECTA/

NACTVET/TCU), and upon application, the equivalent

index number provided should be declared,


(vii) Ensure the bank account number submitted is active

and carries the same name as that on the application

form. The respective bank account details must be

correctly filled in the application form,


(viii) Applicants should provide a registered and reachable

mobile phone number. The provided mobile phone

number will be used to inform the applicant on the

loan application progress and payment process,


(ix) Ensure that the online loan application form is duly

filled and page numbers two (2) and five (5) are

signed as required before submission,


(x) Applicants must review the entire application form

and make corrections (where necessary) before

submission,


(xi) Every applicant must have a guarantor who has any of

the following identifications: National Identification

Number (NIN), Zanzibar Resident ID, Voter’s

Registration card or Driving License,


(xii) All applicants must strictly observe the set loan application deadline,


(xiii) Any identified forgery will disqualify the applicant

from the whole application process for the respective

academic year, and subject him/her to other necessary

legal actions, and

(xiv) Applicants are advised to make follow-up of their

application process results through their SIPA

accounts.

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