HELB awards partial scholarships to Kenyans pursuing postgraduate programs (Masters or Ph.D.) in local Public or Private Universities recognized by the Commission for University Education (CUE).
The value of the
scholarship award is Ksh200,000 and Ksh450,000 for Masters and Ph.D. programmes
respectively, tenable for 2 years in respect of the Master’s Programme and 3
years for the Ph.D.
Eligibility
Requirements for the HELB Postgraduate Scholarship
- Letter of Admission into a full or part-time
Postgraduate university program
- Minimum undergraduate qualification of
Second-Class Honors, Upper Division.
- Reporting for the first year of study
- Preference will be given to applicants
undertaking Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Innovation, and
Fisheries [STEM IF] and those courses which will directly contribute to
the “Big Four Agenda”
- If the applicant is a previous or current HELB loan beneficiary, the applicant MUST be repaying his/her loan or has cleared the loan.
The HELB Postgraduate
Scholarship application form is accessible from the Student Portal upon
registration.
How to Apply for
HELB Postgraduate Scholarship
- The applicant should register, access, and
duly complete the Postgraduate Scholarship Application (PGSA). The
application is accessible through the Student Portal.
- After filling in the required application
details, click and submit the duly completed application then download and
print the PGSA.
- Proceed to have the PGSA duly signed and
stamped by the relevant authorities and attach all the necessary documents
as indicated in the checklist.
- Scan the filled PGSA and all the
attachments in PDF format as one document.
- Send the scanned PDF copy to pgscholarship@helb.co.ke
What to Note Before
Applying for HELB Postgraduate Scholarship
- Geographical distribution and gender are
considered during the Scholarship Award.
- Applicants from marginalized regions are
highly encouraged to apply.
- The applicant shall be prompted to pay an
application fee of Ksh3,000 via M-PESA once they click on the payment tab
on the portal.
- Do not pay any individual to process your
Postgraduate Scholarship Application.
- Postgraduate Scholarship Application
deadlines are typically on the 31st of August each year.