In May 2014, The Higher Education Students Financing Board (HESFB) a semi-autonomous government body was established by an Act of Parliament HESFB Act No. 2 of 2014, with a mandate to provide financing for Higher Education in form of loans and scholarships. This was aimed at supporting the growing number of students who are completing Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) but are unable to fund higher education.
As S6 vacists are looking to join higher institutions to continue with their studies, Campus Bee has brought to you a list of universities and other higher academic institutions that have partnered with HESFB to offer services to the needy students. If anyone wishes to apply for student loan scheme through HESFB, the following institutions should not be left out.
The list is as shown below;
Public Universities
- Busitema University
- Gulu University
- Kabale University
- Kyambogo University
- Lira University
- Makerere University
- Mbarara University of Science & Technology (MUST)
- Muni University
- Soroti University
- Makerere University Business School
Private Universities
- Bishop Stuart University
- Bugema University
- Islamic University in Uganda
- Kampala International University
- Ndejje University
- Nkumba University
- Uganda Christian University
- Uganda Martyrs University
- Kampala University
- Mountains of the Moon University
- ISBAT University
- African Bible university
Other Participating Tertiary Institutions in the Students Loan Scheme
Health Institutions
- Butabika Psychiatric Nursing School
- Butabika School of Psychiatric Clinical Officers
- Health Tutors College Mulago
- Jinja Nursing School
- Jinja School of Nursing and Midwifery
- Masaka School of Comprehensive Nursing
- Medical Laboratory Technician’s School, Jinja
- Mulago Medical Laboratory School
- Mulago School of Dispensing/ Pharmacy
- Mulago School of Nursing and Midwifery
- Mulago School of Occupational Therapy
- Mulago School of Physiotherapy
- Mulago School of Radiography
- Ophthalmic Clinical officers training school
- Public Health Nurses’ college
- School of Clinical Officers, Fort portal
- School of Clinical Officers, Mbale
- School of Clinical Officers, Gulu
- School of Hygiene, Mbale
- Soroti School of Comprehensive Nursing
Technical institutions
- Institute of Survey and Land Management
- National Meteorological Training School
- Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology
- Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba
- Uganda Technical College, Bushenyi
- Uganda Technical College, Elgon
- Uganda Technical College, Kicwamba
- Uganda Technical College, Kyema
- Uganda Technical College, Lira
National teacher colleges
- National Teachers’ College – Kabale, Kabale
- National Teachers’ College – Kaliro, Kaliro
- National Teachers’ College – Mubende, Mubende
- National Teachers’ College – Muni, Arua
- National Teachers’ College – Unyama, Gulu
