Is Nsfas Still Open For 2025
Is Nsfas Still Open For Application 2025
Currently, the Nsfas application window has been open, and all interested South African students in the public Universities and Tvet colleges are therefore urged to apply as soon as possible. For many South African students, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) provides insurance to the applicant or student, offering financial support to pursue higher education. As the academic year approaches, one common question is whether NSFAS applications are still open. With strict deadlines and limited funding, knowing the application status is essential for prospective students.
The application date for the 2025 NSFAS begins on the 21st of November 2024 and closes on the 15th of December 2024. Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, the application date may be extended to the 15th of December 2024.
NSFAS is a government organization that falls under the Department of Higher Education and Training. It was created under the NSFAS Act (Act 56 of 1999)to provide financial aid to students from poor and working-class families in a sustainable manner that promotes access to, and success in, higher and further education and training, in pursuit of South African national and human resource development goals.
Online Application Date Still Open For Nsfas 2025
The application doors for Nsfas will be opened for the year 2025-2026 to all applicants from the 21st of November 2024 and will close on the 15th of December 2024. Applicants are therefore urged to apply within the application deadline.
Read: Nsfas Late Application 2025
Nsfas Registration Requirements 2025
All candidates must supply the following supporting documents to be considered; so make sure you have them available before submitting your application. Applications won’t be accepted without these materials:
- South African ID document (this can include any of the following):
- copy of green ID document
- temporary ID from the DHA
- copy of both sides of the Smart ID card
- unbridged birth certificate
- Non-SASSA grant applicants: Parents, guardians, or spouse ID documents (copies only)
- Own, parents, guardians, or spouse proof of income, if a non-SASSA applicant (this can include any of the following):
- latest payslip if employed (not older than 3 months)
- UIF letter
- employment letter
- retrenchment letter, if a non-SASSA applicant
- Students with disabilities: complete and sign the Disability Annexure A Form
- Students who are recognized as Vulnerable Children by the Department of Social Development: complete and sign the Vulnerable Child
- Declaration Form
Read: Nsfas Late Application For 2025
How To Apply For Nsfas 2025-2026
Follow the process below to apply online for the NSFAS
- Visit the NSFAS Application 2025 website: www.nsfas.org.za/apply-2025.
- Then, you click on the ‘myNSFAS’ tab.
- Create a myNSFAS account.
- Click on the ‘APPLY’ tab.
- Update your personal information.
- Answer the questions you see on the screen.
- Upload all the required supporting documents.
- Finally, click on submit
CONTACT NSFAS
For any queries related to this bursary program, please contact NSFAS directly:
- Tel: 0860 067 327
- Email: info@nsfas.org.za
Hope the information given has been helpful to you, leave your comments in the comments section. Better still you can visit the official website of NSFAS for more details.
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