HESLB: Priority Order of Programmes for Loan Allocations 2018/19 Academic Year

HESLB: Priority Order of Programmes for Loan Allocations 2018/19 Academic Year

HESLB: Priority Order of Programmes for Loan Allocations 2018/19 Academic Year

SOURCE: HESLB

Eligibility Criteria

(i) Loans shall be allocated in the order of established Neediness, and programme clustering.

(ii) Except for Continuing Students applying for loans for the first time, all other applicants must have completed their ACSEE or other equivalent qualifications within three (3) years, i.e. from 2016-2018 inclusive.

(iii) With the exception of the additional items in a specific year, amount allocated to a student will be maintained throughout his/her studies.

PROGRAMME CLUSTERS

After establishing applicant’s neediness, and meeting requirements under sections 3.1 and 3.2 the following programme clusters will be used to determine the loans to be issued in priority order subject to availability of funds.

Cluster I

Courses under this cluster include: –

(i) Education and Teaching in Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, ICT), Mathematics, Commerce and Accounting

(ii) Health Sciences (Doctor of Medicine, Dental Surgery, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Midwifery, Prosthetics and Orthotics, Physiotherapy, Biotechnology and Laboratory sciences, Radiotherapy Technology);

(iii) Engineering Programmes (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Mining, Mineral and Processing, Textile, Chemical and Processing, Agriculture, Food and Processing, Automobile, Industrial, ICT Legal and Industrial Metrology, Maritime Transportation, Marine Technology, Electronics and Telecommunication, ICT and Programming, Information Systems and Network Management, Environmental and Urban Development, and Bio-Processing and Post-Harvest);

(iv) Petroleum Geology, Petroleum Chemistry

(v) Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Sciences and Production Management

  

Cluster II

Courses under this cluster include:

(i) Basic Science Programmes (BSc General, BSc in/with Applied Zoology, Botanical, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Aquatic Environmental Sciences and Conservation, Geology, Mathematics and Statistics, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Health, Wildlife and Conservation)

(ii) Land Science Programmes (Architecture, Landscape and Architecture, Interior Design, Building Survey, Building Economics, Urban and Regional Planning, Land Management and Valuation, and Geospatial Technology).

Cluster III

Courses under this cluster include Business and Management Studies, Social Sciences, Arts, Humanities, Law and Legal Studies, Languages, Literature, Media and Communications Studies.

All other courses not listed in either of the clusters, will fall under cluster III.