Second Semester NSFAS applications for TVET college students have been open since Monday 4 July, so if you are yet to submit your application you have a very limited amount of time to do so. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will be closing second semester student funding applications for TVET College students who are … Read more
A student undergoing a leadership program who also wanted to apply for an NSFAS bursary asked: Do I Qualify For A NSFAS Bursary While Doing A Learnership? Find out the answer in this article. Learnership opportunities are the ideal step in the door for students looking to get into the workspace of their studied field. … Read more
The Department of Higher Education has recently announced its plans to introduce changes to how the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) disburses allowances to qualifying students in tertiary institutions across the country. The importance of student funding at tertiary institutions can not be emphasised enough, and this is a sentiment that is commonly shared … Read more
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) serves as an important source of funding for many qualifying students enrolled in public tertiary institutions across the country. However, the bursary scheme has had to make changes to some of its processes, including the appeals process and the N+1 rule. Here is what the Department’s Minister had … Read more
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) has helped millions of students achieve their dreams of pursuing their studies. The Higher Education Minister has touched on an important matter regarding the allowances that students receive. As part of the criteria for the government funding, Nsfas provides funding to students who come from low income households … Read more
South Africa has a major student debt crisis with the current figure running up billions which could then affect students and their studies. NSFAS and the Department of Higher Education is now tackling this. R5.3 billion. That’s how much students who are funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) owe higher education institutions. … Read more
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) recently announced that it has completed the procurement of laptops to aid students in their studies. Laptops were provided to learners as part of the government’s mission to ensure that students were not affected by the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Minister of Higher Education, … Read more
Are you interested in appealing your unsuccessful NSFAS application and wondering when the NSFAS appeals for 2022 will close? Well here is what you need to know. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has stated that there is no set closing date for the appeals for the 2022 academic year. However, students are reminded … Read more
If you are among the Unisa students who have had their NSFAS application approved but are yet to receive any confirmation relating to your funding allocation from the university, the wait will soon be over. As a student who knows that funding support forms a crucial part of your studies, waiting for that NSFAS funding … Read more
Students whose NSFAS funding applications have been approved are in for some good news as the bursary scheme has now confirmed when it plans to disburse funding allowances. For those who have been curious as to when the National Student Financial Aid Scheme will release bursary funds to all of the country’s public tertiary institutions. … Read more