NSFAS 2025

Nsfas 2025

Nsfas Funds Application 2025

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 graduating 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.

Some students are good academically but due to financial difficulty, some become dropouts and end up on the streets, with the help of the NSFAS funds, every South African can now afford to pay for their education without stress. All NSFAS applications are done online.

Online Application Date For Nsfas Funds 2025

The application doors for Nsfas will close on the 15th of December 2024. Applicants are therefore urged to apply within the application deadline.

Who Qualifies For The NSFAS Funds 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 you 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.

Who Should Not Apply For The 2025 NSFAS

The following people are not allowed to apply:

Students who have previously applied for and been awarded financing, are not yet finished with their current degree and have no intention of switching from one industry to another (TVET College to University or vice versa).
If they pass all of their modules and fulfil the academic standards, they will get automatic funding for the remainder of their study.

What Does The 2025 Nsfas Funds Cover

The 2025 Nsfas funds can be used to pay for the following:

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 a disability will receive funding for:

Assistive Devices
Meals
Tuition
Transport
Tuition
Human Support
Accommodation

What Are The Needed Requirements To Apply For Nsfas 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

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

How To Apply For The 2025 Nsfas Funds

Follow the process below to apply online for the NSFAS:

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.

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