The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has formally opened the 2025 application process.
Applications are now open and may close on fifteen December 2024.
*** Who qualifies for NSFAS funding
To qualify for NSFAS funding, an applicant must satisfy the following requirements:
• Be a South African citizen or copyright who emanates from a home using a combined gross household earnings that doesn't exceed R350 000 per annum.
• Individuals with disabilities qualify if their combined household cash flow doesn't exceed R600 000 per annum.
• SASSA recipients immediately qualify for funding and need not submit any evidence of nsfas check income.
*** Loan Scheme for the Missing Middle
The NSFAS Loan Scheme for the missing middle is open to all South African citizens and permanent inhabitants from homes with combined R350 000 and R600 000 for every annum.
Applicants are reminded to provide the correct Identification Document numbers, names, and surname, as reflected inside their South African ID.
NSFAS only funds people who are finding out or plan to study at a 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.