The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has opened applications for students sitting for the Advocate Training Programme at the Kenya School of Law.
This following an earlier move to set up the fund meant to facilitate law students in the postgraduate course.
According to a notice by the Loans Board, the loans will cater for tuition fees only.
To qualify, one must be law students taking the ATP at the Kenya School of Law.
The process of applying for the loan will begin with the students’ registration on the HELB Student Portal using a personal phone number registered under the national ID and name.
Then log into the portal using your profile and upload necessary documents as requested.
Upon successful log in and uploading of documents, select the option of the Kenya School of Law Tuition Loan Application.
The proceed to read the information about the importance of High Education Funding.
After reading and appraising yourself with the purpose of HELB, proceed to access and fill the loan form.
At the same time, the HELB system will help you to track the progress of the loan.
In the notice, HELB made it clear that the application was paperless, and that no applicant would be asked to print or submit any physical documents.
Additionally, the Loans board asked applicants to contact it for any enquiries.
“Please ensure that you read, understand, and follow the instructions given at the beginning of the online loan application process including reading and undertaking the HEF financial literacy program,” the notice read in part.
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Applications for the loan, according to the notice, will close on December 22.
How HELB came to the rescue of students in professional courses
In 2021, HELB partnered with the KSL in a move to curtail the then massive drop out of students from the KSL.
At the time, KSL around 200 students were dropping out of school every year due to financial constraints.
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Different from other professions, lawyers are required to earn the post-graduate diploma from the KSL as a qualification to practicing law.
This had in the past been reported as a challenge for students who after a lengthy period of undergraduate studies were forced to again look for tuition, library and upkeep fees for the course.
In addition to the loan for KSL students, the High Education Loans Board also set up a loan for accounting students pursuing Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board (KASNEB) qualification.
