KASNEB Loans and Bursaries to students in 2025

Last updated on February 24th, 2025 at 03:11 am

KASNEB Loans: KASNEB has started to provide bursaries and educational loans to deserving students, interested in taking KASNEB Courses such as CPA.

In a communiqué sent to TVET colleges, national polytechnics, universities, and all other institutions offering KASNEB exams, KASNEB announced that its foundation- officially referred to as the KASNEB Foundation- is now helping students finance their education through loans and bursaries.

In other words, KASNEB foundation is body charged with the responsibility of issuing loans as well as bursaries to needy students pursuing KASNEB courses in accredited training institutes.

The Foundation- whose establishment was endorsed by the National Treasury & Planning- was officially launched on 24th July 2020.

Like other foundations, are overseen and governed by a board of trustees.

All accredited training institutions play a key role in the foundation’s operations including acting as the receiving agents, issuing temporary registration no.s to enable students apply, etc.

How are the loans administered?

KASNEB issues the loans through the HEF(Higher Education Funding) portal- and you can only qualify if you’re enrolled in one of KASNEB courses(in an approved college).

KASNEB Loans- Application Process

Before commencing your application for KASNEB’s Loan & Bursary, your MUST have registered on KASNEB’s
Students’ Portal (visit KASNEB website to do that)

STEP 1

1️⃣ After that, go to HEF application portal (www.hef.co.ke) – once there, register and then activate your account (make you use a personal mobile number that’s registered under your official name- not your parent’s- and ID number.)

STEP 2

2️⃣ When creating your account, be sure that to select study level “Professional Course & Diploma” as well as indicate (under Education Backgrounds) that you’re not admitted (to any college) by KUCCPS

STEP 3 – APPLYING

3️⃣ Click Loan Application then select as follows:
KASNEB Foundation Loan & Bursary
Application: Tuition fee s only
KASNEB Foundation Loan& Bursary
Application:KASNEB fee s only

‍♀️ Note that you can choose to apply for loan/bursary to cover tuition fees only (in your college), KASNEB fees only, or even both Tuition and KASNEB fees(all the cost).

STEP 4

4️⃣Open and fill the application form selected now.= remember to click submit once done. That’s all.

STEP 5- TRACKING

5️⃣You can track how fat the processing of your KASNEB Loan/Bursary application is by logging onto the HEF application portal every now and then.

And don’t forget that the money is remitted directly to your college- and the other to KASNEB, if you also requested for KASNEB Fees funding.

So nothing comes to your account.

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KASNEB Loans- the Eligibility Criteria

Not everyone qualifies. Here are the conditions:

• You must have met the set entry requirements (minimum) for the KASNEB certificate, diploma, or professional qualification you want funding for.
• The foundation gives preference to orphans, those without any other means of sponsoring their studies, and students who come from extremely poor backgrounds.
• You must be enrolled at a training institution that has been fully accredited by KASNEB.

Qualifying Loan Amount

The loan shall pay for the applicant’s tuition fees in the accredited institution they’re training in for the chosen KASNEB courses.

It shall also cover all the fees usually payable to kasneb -registration fees, exam booking fees, and of course, the annual registration renewal fee.

The fee will also cater for exemption fees for applying kasneb students transiting to higher courses like Diploma and/or professional qualification from Certificate/Technician courses.

Objects of KASNEB Foundation

• To hold money (and other assets) in trust with the objective of utilizing the same to issue bursaries and/or loans to students from a needy background to help them pursue their chosen kasneb qualifications.
• To administer the loan fund in collaboration with highly reputable lending institutions, other institutions in the financial sector, or other authorized bodies to needy students desiring to obtain various KASNEB qualifications.
• To invest in communities as one way of helping KASNEB give back to the wider society.

PS: Please do not forget that KASNEB loans can only be applied during a specific period – and it is KASNEB that announces it via HEF- so make sure you follow KASNEB on social media to get updates about the next application period.

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