NSFAS Registration 2023-2024
nsfas registration
The National Student Financial Aid Program (NSFAS) is a government of South Africa student financial aid programme that assists undergraduate students in paying for higher education fees. After graduating from high school.
The Ministry of Higher Education and Training funds it. Awards such as the Funza Lushaka Education Scholarship (for students enrolled in the curriculum), the DHET Disability Scholarship, and other governing body scholarships are also administered under the programme. Administration of Education and Training (SETA).
NSFAS Requirements
Before applying, applicants should ensure that they meet the following minimum entrance requirements.:
- South African Citizen
- Receive SASSA grant
- Gross household income of Rs 350,000 or less per year
- Apply attended a TVET college or public university
- Registered as a university student with a total household income of less than Rs 122,000 per year
- Passed 9th and 10th grade to get funding for TVET College
- Pass test scores to receive college tuition
- First time enrolling in a public university for an undergraduate degree or already enrolled in a public TVET college for a national vocational certificate program / report 191.
Applicants should NOT apply if they don’t meet the following criteria:
- Foreign student (NOT a South African citizen)
- Total household income is over R350 000 per annum
- Completed a previous tertiary qualification
- Already applied and received funding
Nsfas coverage value for Applicants
- Registration fee
- Tuition
- Book subsidy
- Required learning materials (up to a certain amount, determined by NSFAS)
- Subsidized housing (up to a certain amount, determined by NSFAS)
- Subsidized meal allowance
NSFAS Ways for Registration
- 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
- You can then login using your selected username and password
- Complete the application form by clicking the “apply” button
- 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.
Supporting documents needed
Applicants should Send 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
NSFAS contact details
For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact NSFAS directly:
Tel: 0860 067 327
Email: info@nsfas.org.za
RELATED LINKS
For more info visit Nsfas Websit