education.go.ug Students’ Loan Scheme Application Uganda : Ministry of Education & Sports
Organization : Ministry of Education & Sports
Type of Facility : Students’ Loan Scheme Application
Country: Uganda
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Students’ Loan Scheme:
The NRM government under the leadership of the President of Uganda seeks to ensure equal opportunities for all Ugandans to attain higher education through the introduction of a Students’ Loan Scheme for higher education.
Related :
Uganda Management Institute Online Application System : https://www.statusin.org/7376.html
The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Education and Sports has introduced the students’ loan scheme.
Higher education in Uganda was originally free covering tuition and living allowance but the growth of student numbers has meant that the government of Uganda can no longer afford to pay tuition and personal needs for all the students that qualify to join tertiary/ higher institutions. It has overtime offered bursaries to highly qualifying students at higher institutions but with the growth in student numbers due to UPE and USE support from the Government, many qualifying students have missed the chance to join universities and other tertiary institutions on government assistance.
Students’ Loan Scheme is a fund intended to provide financing to Ugandan students who have qualified for higher education in recognized institutions of higher learning but are unable to support themselves financially.
It is intended to address the following:-
1. To increase equitable access to technical and higher education in Uganda;
2. To support highly qualified Ugandan students who may not afford higher education;
3. To ensure regional balance in higher education services in Uganda;
4. To develop and support courses critical to national development and to ensure quality education in public institutions through quality assurance and supervision.
5. To ensure sustainable revolving loans fund.
Who is eligible for the loans?:
1) The scheme is for only Ugandan students seeking financial assistance to pursue an accredited course of study or scheme of higher education in an accredited institution of higher learning recognized by the National Council for Higher Education.
2) The board may, by notice in the Gazette and a newspaper of wide national coverage, declare the programmes or courses of study to be funded in a particular academic year.
What does the loan cover?:
1) A loan shall cover the following:-
a) tuition fees;
b) Functional fees; and
c) Research fees; where the fees are required for the course or scheme of study.
2) A loan may include specified amounts in respect of accommodation or meals, where the Board determines that the funds are sufficient to provide those items, in addition to the fees prescribed in 1) above.
Who will benefit from the initial students’ loans?:
The Student Loan Scheme will initially offer loans to students pursuing their first degrees in local public and private chartered universities pursuing courses shown in table 1 overleaf. Over the following years the loans shall be extended to those pursuing Humanities and Science programmes. The programs to be awarded loans will be decided upon by the Board with the approval of the Minister.
Where does one apply for the Loan?:
Application forms shall be available at the Universities (office of the dean of students); Regional Uganda Post office across the country or the Ministry website. Students are advised to apply for the loan after being admitted at the university but before the opening date to allow ample time for processing and remittance. The forms will be delivered back to the office of the deans of Students where they will be collected by the staff of Students Loan Taskforce. This is to ensure that there is limited congestion of students at the offices of SLS Applicants will be required to pay processing fee as determined by the Board. In future application forms will be downloaded from the board’s website; picked from the dean of students, post office and designated places to be determined by the board
Contact:
Students’ Loan Taskforce,
Department of Higher Education,
Ministry of Education and Sports
Plot 14-16 Parliamentary Avenue
Jubilee Insurance Centre/IPS
P. O. Box 7063, Kampala-Uganda.
Tel: +256-0414-255-300
What do if one has a diploma? Can he/she apply for a degree program?
Is it possible for one to apply for this loan for the second time even when he/she has already started with the course, and has may be completed like one year?
Whether students who want to take Diploma Courses elegible For SLS?
Who is eligible for the loans?:
1) The scheme is for only Ugandan students seeking financial assistance to pursue an accredited course of study or scheme of higher education in an accredited institution of higher learning recognized by the National Council for Higher Education.
2) The board may, by notice in the Gazette and a newspaper of wide national coverage, declare the programmes or courses of study to be funded in a particular academic year.