My NSFAS Reference Number
My NSFAS Reference Number
About National Student Financial Aid Scheme
When applying online, please note that creating a MYNSFAS profile does not mean that you have completed your application. Please proceed to the actual application to apply. After submitting your application with supporting documents, you will receive a reference number via SMS confirming that your application has been received. Don’t exit the process after you’ve just created an online profile.
On 16 December 2017, former President Jacob Zuma announced that the South African government would move into a phase of “full and free support for higher education and training for poor and low-income South African students”. Working class”. The funding will be spread over 5 years and thus the scholarship program of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has been established.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must ensure that they meet the following minimum entry criteria before applying:
- South African national
- Receive SASSA grant
- Gross household income of Rs 350,000 or more down /
- Enrolled in a TVET college or public university
- Enrolled as a university student with a gross household income of less than R122,000 per year
- Gone 9th and 10th years for funding for studying TVET
- Passed test scores to receive funding for college
- First time enrolling in a public university for an undergraduate degree or enrolling in a public TVET institution for a program country Vocational certificate / Report 191
DO NOT apply if you meet the following criteria:
- International student (NOT a South African citizen)
- Total household income of t greater than R350,000 per year Have had a previous higher education degree Have applied for and received funding
COVERAGE VALUE
The DHET Bursary will provide cover for the following study related expenses:
- Registration fee
- Tuition fee
- Subsidised book allowances
- Prescribed learning materials (up to a certain amount, as set by NSFAS)
- Subsidised accommodation (up to a certain amount, as set by NSFAS)
- Subsidised meal allowances
HOW TO APPLY
There are 3 ways in which you can apply:
METHOD 1: On the NSFAS website (if you wish to apply online, follow the instructions below)
1) Create your myNSFAS account here: https://my.nsfas.org.za/mynsfas/selfservice.html
You will be required to provide the following information when registering an account: username, password, ID number, cellphone number and email address
2) You can then login using your selected username and password
3) Complete the application form by clicking the “apply” button
4) When you have filled in all the required information (do not leave any fields blank), you can upload electronic copies of your supporting documents (as listed below). Once all your documents have been uploaded, click the “submit” button to receive your reference number
METHOD 2: At your closest NYDA Center
1) Visit a NYDA center/ office closest to you
2) A NYDA center worker will explain the application process and provide you with an application form to complete
3) Complete the application form in CAPITAL letters with a black pen and sign it in the allocated spots
4) Hand in your application form and supporting documents (as listed below). Ensure that your supporting documents are certified on the front of the page and not be older than 3 months.
5) You will receive a receipt card with a bar code attached
METHOD 3: At a Financial Aid Office on campus/ computer lab
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application be disregarded):
- ID document/ ID card (certified copy and electronic copy)
- Unabridged birth certificate (if you do not have an ID document or ID card) (certified copy and electronic copy)
- Parents/ guardians ID documents (certified copy and electronic copy)
- Parents/ guardians death certificate (if applicable) (certified copy and electronic copy)
- Payslips/ employment letters/ pension advice (not older than 3 months) (do not submit SASSA slips. SASSA should be excluded from household income) (certified copy and electronic copy)
- Contact details (cellphone number/ email address where NSFAS can communicate with you throughout the application process, as well as to provide feedback on the outcome of your application)
- NSFAS Consent Form pdf– completed and signed by parents/ guardians
- If disabled, complete and include the NSFAS Disability Annexure A (.pdf)
- If orphaned, complete and include the NSFAS Declaration Form (.pdf) – to be signed by an Isibindi Child Youth Care Worker/ a social worker from the Department of Social Development and submitted to an Isibindi Center/ NYDA office
CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER
For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact NSFAS directly:
Tel: 0860 067 327
Email: info@nsfas.org.za
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