national student financial aid scheme 2024-2025
national student financial aid scheme 2024-2025
In South Africa, there is a bursary program called the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) that helps students who want to go to college but may not have the money to do so. The bursary provides funding in two forms: TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training) college funding and university funding.
If you are eligible to apply for a bursary:
- You are a citizen of South Africa;
Your annual household income is not more than R350 000 combined;
You have received a grant from SASSA;
You are registering for the first time at a public university for an undergraduate degree, or you are enrolled in one of the National Certificate Vocational or report 191 programs at a TVET college;
You are submitting an application to pursue a degree at a TVET college or public university;
You are enrolled in a university and have a household income of less than R122, 000 annually;
You are eligible for NSFAS funding to attend a TVET college after passing grades 9 and 10;
To be eligible for NSFAS funding to attend a university, you must have passed 12th grade.
What does the bursary cover?
- Accommodation in an urban area is R24,000 per annum
- Accommodation in a peri-urban area is R18,900 per annum
- Accommodation in a rural area is R15,750 per annum
- Transport (up to 40 km from the institution) R7,350 per annum
- Transport R7000 per annum
- Incidental/personal care allowance R2900 per annum
NSFAS Allowance Amount
NSFS ALLOWANCE CATEGORY | ANNUAL AMOUNT | SELF-CATERED/CATERED RES |
---|---|---|
Study Materials (Once Off) | R5,200 | R5,200 |
Accommodation (Max) | R5,617 (Private) | |
Living Allowance | R15,000 | R1,500 |
Incidental Allowance | R2,900 | R290 |
Travel | R7,500 | R750 (Home) |
How to Apply for NSFAS Online 2024
If you would like to submit an application for NSFAS 2024, please follow the steps below:
- You are required to go to the NSFAS website: After visiting www.nsfas.org.za online, you must click the “myNSFAS” tab to create your account. After creating your account, you must then click the “Apply” tab to update all of your personal information and upload all of the required supporting documents. Finally, click the “Submit” button to submit your application for consideration.
NOTE. For more details, applicants can download THE NSFAS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND CONDITIONS FOR FINANCIAL AID HERE.
FOR ANY INFORMATION ON PAYMENT OR RECEIVING OF MONEY PLEASE GO TO THE NSFAS MAIN WEBSITE BY CLICKING HERE OR CALL THEM DIRECTLY ON
Tel No.: 08000 67327
Email: info@nsfas.org.za
RELATED LINKS
Nsfas Online Application links
For more info visit Nsfas Website