The South Africa Government has set up the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to provide students with financial assistance to cover the cost for registration and tuition, and provide allowances for books, food, transport and accommodation.
Students who need financial assistance are urged to apply.
You can apply online at www.nsfas.org.za.
Supporting documents
Make sure that you have certified and valid copies of the following documents before attempting to apply for funding:
Your South African identity document / card (or an unabridged birth certificate if you are younger than 16 years old).
The ID of your parents and / or guardian (or death certificate where applicable).
Pay advice / letter of employment / pension advice stating income (SASSA slips are not required and SASSA should not be included as household income).
A completed and signed consent form, which you may download here and must be filled in with your parent / guardian’s signatures. Applications without a consent form signed by all the people whose incomes have been declared in the application will not be accepted and will be considered incomplete.
If you have a disability, please download the Disability Annexure A from www.nsfas.org.za, fill it in and submit it with your application.
Please note: The stamp on all certified documents should not be older than three months.
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You may apply if
You are a South African citizen with a household income of R350k or less, you are registered at this institution and have not been approved for NSFAS funding in 2018.
You are a South African citizen with a household income of R350k or less, you are registered at this institution but have not applied for NSFAS funding before.
You are a South African citizen with a household income of R350k or less and you plan to study at a public university or TVET college in 2019 and require funding.
Please note that your application will NOT be considered if
You have already applied for 2019 on www.nsfas.org.za and have an application reference number.
You already have NSFAS funding for 2018.
You already have an undergraduate degree / diploma or postgraduate degree, with the following exceptions:
BTech – Architecture / Architectural Technology
BTech – Engineering (all disciplines), Cartography, Forestry
BTech – Biokinetics, Biomedical Technology, Biotechnology
BTech – Chiropractic, Homoeopathy, all Nursing
BTech – Clinical or Dental Technology, Emergency Medical Care
Postgraduate Certificate in Education
Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting
LLB
You may call the NSFAS Contact Centre on 08 000 67327.
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