The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has formally opened the 2025 application procedure.
Applications are now open and can close on fifteen December 2024.
*** Who qualifies for NSFAS funding
To qualify for NSFAS funding, an applicant should satisfy the following requirements:
• Be considered a South African citizen or copyright who comes from a home that has a combined gross domestic earnings that does not exceed R350 000 per annum.
• People with disabilities qualify if their combined residence money does not exceed R600 000 per annum.
• SASSA recipients automatically qualify for funding and want not post any proof of income.
*** Loan Scheme for the Missing Middle
The NSFAS Loan Scheme for the missing middle is open up to all South African citizens and permanent inhabitants from households with combined R350 000 and R600 000 per annum.
Applicants are reminded to deliver the proper Identity Doc numbers, names, and surname, as reflected in their South African ID.
NSFAS here only funds people who are finding out or intend to research at a general public university or TVET college in South Africa.
All students who wish to study in any of the public universities and TVET colleges should apply timeously and not to wait until the last day.
Learners do not have to wait for matric results to apply for NSFAS. They should apply now and avoid delays in the processing of their application.