Access the Higher Education Funding – HEF Portal and log in with your email address and password to apply for scholarships and loans. First time applicants are required to sign up and follow the guidelines in this post to apply for their HEF Scholarships and Loan online.
About Higher Education Financing -HEF Loans
Higher Education Financing (HEF) is a New funding Model introduced by the Higher Education Loans Board for the provision of loans and bursaries to students enrolled in Public and Private TVET Colleges and Universities.
New Funding Model[NFM] was unveiled on 3rd May 2023 to address the challenges that public universities and TVET colleges were enduring as a result of massive enrolment and inadequate funding.
This funding model is student-centered and loans and bursaries will be apportioned to students based on their assessed level of need. The universities and TVET will no longer receive bloc-funding in the form of capitation. The funding to students shall combine scholarships, loans, and household contributions on a graduated scale as determined by Means Testing Instrument [MTI]. Students from highly needy and vulnerable backgrounds will pay nothing to colleges and universities.
Higher Education Financing Eligibility
The following students are eligible to apply for the Higher Education Financing – HEF Loan and scholarship;
- Undergraduate Students placed by KUCCPS in 2023 in Public Universities
- TVET students placed by KUCCPS in 2023 in Public TVET Colleges
Requirements for HEF Loans and Scholarship Application
Students interested in the Higher Education Financing (HEF) scholarships and loans must meet the following application requirements;
- A valid email address
- Valid telephone number (must be registered in your name to apply for a loan)
- KCPE and KCSE index numbers and year of examination
- Passport size photo
- Copy of your National ID (for loan application)
- College/University admission letter
- Your parents’ registered telephone number
- Your parents’ national ID number
- Death certificate if any of your parents are deceased.
- Your birth certificate.
- Two guarantors’ (Can be your parents) ID numbers and registered telephone numbers (for loan application)
- Copy of the sponsorship letter if you were sponsored in Secondary school.
Read Also: How to apply for HELB Loan
HEF Portal Registration Process
You are required first to create an account with these guidelines in order to log into the HEF portal and apply for Higher Education Financing loans and scholarships;
- Visit the HEF Portal via www.portal.hef.co.ke
- Click on the Register button
- Fill out the form with the following details
- Kenya ID
- KCSE Year
- KCSE Index Number
- KUCCPS Program Code
- Click on the Validate button
- Wait for the system to validate your entries
- Congratulations, an account activation link will be sent to your email
- Log into your email and click the activation link to activate your HEF account.
Note: Students who did not receive their HEF activation email in their inbox should check their spam folder for the activation link.
You may read this detailed guide on how to fill out your HEF Loans and Scholarships application form and upload your documents online.
Higher Education Financing – HEF Portal Login
Follow these steps to log into your HEF portal account;
- Visit the HEF Portal via www.portal.hef.co.ke
- Enter your username and password used to create your account
- Wait for the system to authenticate and redirect you to the dashboard
Read Also: HELB Subsequent Application
Higher Education Financing Activation Link
Send an email with your ID, email address, and phone number to [email protected]
If you didn’t receive an activation link for the Higher Education Financing (HEF) loans and scholarships account. The email should be the exact email used when creating your HEF account.
Read Also: Check KCSE Results Online
Higher Education Funding – HEF Closing Date 2023
The Higher Education Loan application has been scheduled to begin on the 31st of July 2023 and come to a close on the 27th of August, 2023.
Higher Education Financing Contact
Phone: +254 207903331 / +254 746737935
Email: [email protected]
Website: ufb.go.ke
