Uganda's Education Ministry has expanded its student loan scheme to cover 2,793 beneficiaries, monitor.co.ug reports. Under the expansion, applicants pursuing science-related courses are being given priority, according to the outlet.
The development was reported by monitor.co.ug on Friday, 11 September 2026. The outlet did not provide further details on the total value of the loans, the institutions involved, or the criteria used to select the beneficiaries beyond the stated emphasis on science courses.
The loan scheme is a government program intended to help students finance their higher education. By directing priority toward science disciplines, the expansion signals a policy focus on fields the ministry appears to consider a priority for funding, monitor.co.ug reports. The outlet's headline did not specify which science subjects or universities are affected, nor how the 2,793 figure compares with previous rounds of the scheme.
Monitor.co.ug also did not indicate whether the number represents a new cohort of beneficiaries or an overall total under the expanded program. No breakdown by gender, region, or institution was included in the reporting.
What to watch next: whether the Education Ministry releases further details on the selection criteria, the loan amounts awarded, and how future rounds of the scheme will balance science courses against other fields of study.
