Nsfas Supporting Documents 2025

Nsfas Application Supporting Documents 2025

Are you applying for NSFAS funding or trying to resolve an issue with your existing funding? To ensure a successful process, it is important to have the right supporting documents ready. NSFAS requires specific documents to verify your identity, financial need, and academic status, and missing documents can lead to delays or even rejection. The Departments of Higher Education and Training oversee the Nsfas, a South African organization that offers financial aid to deserving students, particularly those from low-income families.

Nsfas on the other hand also requires some documents from each candidate. Applicants must ensure that they complete every component of the application form and attach all required or supporting documents for their applications to be processed. Application requirements are the supporting materials that applicants must submit with their applications for them to be accepted. Let’s guide you below through the essential supporting documents required for NSFAS funding.

Read: How To Upload Nsfas Documents 2025-2026

Who Can Apply For Nsfas Funding 2025

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

• All South African citizens
• All SASSA grant recipients qualify for funding
• Applicants whose combined household income is not more than R350 000 per annum
• A person with a disability: Combined household income must not be more than R600 000 per annum
• SASSA recipients automatically qualify for funding and need not submit any proof of income.

Which Documents Are Required for NSFAS 2025?

To apply online for the Nsfas funds, make sure you have the following documents in hand:

• You must provide a copy of your ID.
• To complete registration, you will need a copy of your ID. If you have an ID card, ensure you upload a copy reflecting both sides of your ID card.
• You must have an NSFAS consent form from your parent(s), guardian, or spouse to submit your personal information for validation and verification. Once you accept the applicable terms and conditions, you confirm that you have received consent from all relevant parties.

Applicants Must Provide The Following Documents To Nsfas About The Parents Or Guardians

• ID copies of parent(s), guardian, or spouse.
• Proof of income of the parent(s), guardian, or spouse (payslip or appointment letter, where applicable).
• If your parents, the person who supports you, or your legal guardian are retired, provide a copy of an official pension slip or bank statement showing pension payment.
• If you’ve indicated that a dependent in your household is a student, provide proof of registration or acceptance at the TVET college or university for each dependent.

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

 Apply For The Nsfas Funding for 2025

Follow the process below to apply online for the NSFAS bursaries for 2025:

• Create a profile: Use this link to register for a myNSFAS account: https://my.nsfas.org.za/ or get the NSFAS App from the App Store or Google Play. Your username will be your ID number.
• Apply now: To amend your personal information and upload the supporting documents for your application, click the “Apply” option.
• Complete: Submit your application

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.