Overview
Zambia's HELSB has open 2026/27 GRZ undergraduate student-loan windows at supported public universities, with 25%–100% support levels plus student allowances.
Complete opportunity details
The Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Board (HELSB) is accepting 2026/27 undergraduate GRZ Student Loan applications for supported Zambian public universities on institution-specific schedules. Current official windows include Copperbelt University closing 30 August 2026, University of Zambia closing 30 September 2026, and Kapasa Makasa University, Zambia University College of Technology and Levy Mwanawasa Medical University closing 30 October 2026. Applicants must use the admission letter for the specific supported institution; loans are non-transferable.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must be Zambian citizens, be 26 years old or younger, have admission to one of the public higher-education institutions supported by HELSB, and demonstrate genuine financial need. HELSB encourages applicants to provide evidence of financial vulnerability and to request a support percentage aligned with their circumstances.
Tips for this other opportunity
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Read the complete official source and confirm eligibility, deadlines, required documents and any fees before applying.
- Prepare required materials early and keep proof of submission.
- Use the original source link on Job and Scholarship for the final application or registration step.
Verification notes
Verified against HELSB's official 2026/27 application-windows and loan-application pages. Several institution-specific windows remain open, so no single deadline timestamp is used. The record's deadline_date is the latest verified current closing date, 30 October 2026, while deadline_local_text preserves the currently open institution-specific dates.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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