Higher Education Loans & Scholarship Board (HELSB)
Student Loans & Scholarships
Don’t miss out on your preferred career opportunity. Access our affordable student loans for higher education or our various scholarship opportunites.
Student Loans
Currently Student Loans are given to Undergraduate Students joining UNZA, CBU, KMU, MKU, MU, CHAU, KNU and ZUT from secondary schools across the country. The loans cater for tuition and accommodation fees and meal, book and project allowances. The students are required to repay their loans one year after leaving their institutions of learning.
Loan Beneficiaries
HELSB Zambia provides a range of financial assistance programs, including student loans and scholarships. Our schemes are designed to alleviate the burden of educational expenses and promote academic excellence. We aim to nurture talent and empower individuals to achieve their academic goals.
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HELSB Zambia provides a range of financial assistance programs, including student loans and scholarships. Our schemes are designed to alleviate the burden of educational expenses and promote academic excellence. We aim to nurture talent and empower individuals to achieve their academic goals.
Loan Repayment
A beneficiary’s Loan Repayment starts within one year of completion of studies or within such a period as the Board decides to recall the loan whichever is earlier. However, a beneficiary can make voluntary payments before or after they complete their studies to reduce their loan balance.
Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Board (HELSB) has awarded loans to 2,145 First-Year students at Mulungushi University
The Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Board (HELSB) awarded student loans to 186 first-year students at Palabana
Please be informed that the academic year for the Commonwealth Scholarshipswill commence in September/October 2026, not September/October
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