The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has issued a notice to students who applied for loans and scholarships using details of an institution different from the one they are currently attending.
In the notice , the board urged affected students to arrange for their institution details to be changed if their applications are still at the allocation stage.
Additionally , HELB advised students who entered incorrect information in their applications to have the errors corrected before their loans move to the disbursement stage.
HELB cautions against incorrect institutions
“Institution details can only be changed at the allocation stage, so students should correct any errors before their loan reaches disbursement,” the notice read.
According to the board, once a loan reaches the disbursement stage, students will no longer have an opportunity to change their institution details.
“Once a loan reaches the disbursement stage, students will no longer have an opportunity to change their institution details,” the notice added.
The latest guidance comes days after HELB warned TVET students against assuming that their loan applications had been successfully submitted before reaching the final confirmation stage.
Students were also warned against delaying the corrections, noting that failure to address errors could put their loans at risk of cancellation.
