To check the progress of your NSFAS application, go to:

After reviewing your application progress, you may receive one of several results from NSFAS financing. Here’s what you might get and what it means:

• Submission of Application: Your application has been successfully loaded onto the NSFAS system.
  Filtering: The system checks to see if you are returning to school and if you have any previous credentials.
  Validation: SASSA and the Department of Home Affairs collaborate with NSFAS to conduct third-party checks.
  Evaluation: All of the documents you have submitted with your application are being checked by NSFAS.
  Eligibility for Funding: Your application’s declaration of your household’s financial situation is being verified by NSFAS.
  Awaiting Admission or Academic Results: In order to ensure that you meet the requirements for being funded by NSFAS, NSFAS is checking your academic results and the admission status of your institution. Many end up taking this step for a long time. This is due to the fact that NSFAS needs to wait for information from the institution you chose.
  In Need of Registration: Your institution is providing NSFAS with information that will enable them to draft a bursary agreement. Students will continue to take this step for some time. This is due to the fact that NSFAS needs to wait for information from the institution you chose.
  Confirmation of Agreement: To allow NSFAS to distribute your allowances, you must sign your bursary agreement at this point.
  Payments: Your allowances are currently being paid either through your institution or the NSFAS mobile wallet system. Students are encouraged to keep an eye on the myNSFAS portal for new information.