Govt extends university, TVET funding application deadline to Sep 21
The government has already disbursed Sh22.12 billion in first-semester/term funding to continuing university students and TVET trainees.
NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 3 – The Kenyan government has announced a one-month extension to the application deadline for funding for first-time university students and TVET trainees. This decision was made in a press statement released on September 3, 2026. The initial application window closed on August 31, 2026, with 789,422 applications received.
The government had already disbursed Sh22.12 billion in funding to continuing university students and TVET trainees as of the initial deadline. The extension was prompted by concerns that some eligible first-time students and trainees may have missed the original deadline for various reasons. As a result, the Universities Fund and the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) have been instructed to extend the application period to September 21, 2026.
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba called on all eligible first-time applicants in universities and TVETs to promptly apply for funding within this extended window. The CS emphasized that applications from first-time applicants will be evaluated and processed under the current Student-Centred Funding Model. He also mentioned that transitional mechanisms to the Universal Access and Funding Framework will be put in place once the Tertiary Education Placement and Funding Bill 2026 is passed by Parliament.
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