Nsfas Application 2025 Closing Date

Apply Nsfas Date; Nsfas Application 2025 Closing Date

Are you having difficulty paying for your university or college education in South Africa? If so, you can apply for financial aid through the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), which is presently accepting applications from all students. The NSFAS 2025 application will be open beginning on September 20th, 2024 and will close on December 15th, 2024. All applicants are reminded to submit their applications before the application deadline.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme is a program run by the South African government that offers financial aid to undergraduate students to assist in covering the cost of their higher education after they graduate from high school.

The Scheme operates under the auspices of DHET which is one of the South African government’s departments. Department of Higher Education and Training is responsible for supervising South African universities, colleges, and other post-secondary institutions.

Nsfas Application For 2025 Closing Date

The online application date for Nsfas 2025 begins on September 20th, 2024, and closes on December 15th, 2024. Therefore, applicants are requested to submit their applications by the deadline.

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Who Qualifies For Nsfas Online Application For 2025

If you are a citizen of South Africa, intend to enrol in school in 2025, or are enrolled in a public university or TVET college and match the following criteria, you are eligible for an NSFAS bursary:

• SASSA grant recipients
• South African citizens or permanent residents
• Candidates whose annual gross household income combined is not greater than R350 000
• individuals with disabilities whose annual gross family income is not greater than R600,000.
• Both a cell phone number and email address are required.

What Does Nsfas Application Cover For 2025

NSFAS will cover your costs for:

• Accommodation
• Living allowance
• Learning material allowance
• Personal care allowance

UNISA students will receive funding for:

• Tuition
• Books (subject to the number of modules registered)
• Personal care allowance

Eligible students with disability will receive funding for:

• Assistive Devices
• Meals
• Tuition
• Transport
• Tuition
• Human Support
• Accommodation

Nsfas Online Application Requirements For 2025

All candidates must supply the following supporting documents to be considered for the bursaries, so make sure you have them available before submitting your application. Applications won’t be accepted without these documents:

• 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

Other documents that may be required, if applicable

• Retrenchment letter
• Death certificate/s
• Divorce Decree
• Proof of legal guardianship
• Marriage certificate
• other documents may be required for appeal purposes,….eg retrenchment letter

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.