You need to have passed Grade 9 to 12 to receive NSFAS funding to study at a TVET college and Grade 12 to receive funding to study at a university or TVET college. If you are approved for NSFAS funding, you will be required to meet the academic admission requirements of the university or TVET college before NSFAS allocates any funding to you.

No, if you are currently funded by NSFAS, you are not required to reapply.

Applying for nsfas requires you to meet the following requirements namely: Must be South African citizen / permanent resident, Combined gross household income should not exceed R350 000 per annum, Combined gross household income (persons living with disabilities) should not exceed R600 000 per annum, SASSA recipients automatically qualify on financial eligibility or must have email and cell phone number.

No, if you are currently funded by NSFAS, you are not required to reapply.

In order to apply for nsfas funding, you will need to visit the mysfas website to create an account if you’re a new applicant and for an old applicant you just log in. Then you select the apply tab to the online application form. Apply for NSFAS 2024 for Universities

All applicants are required to submit: Certified copy of your ID, not older than 3 months A signed and completed consent form. If you are dependent on your parents/guardian/spouse, please provide: Certified ID copies of parent/s, guardian, spouse not older than 3 months Proof of income of parent, guardian or spouse (payslip or appointment letter If you are self-sufficient (no parent/guardian support) please provide: Proof of income (payslip or appointment letter). If you have a disability, please provide: Completed and signed Annexure A (if your information is not pre-populated on the portal). If you are an orphan, please provide: Completed and signed Declaration Form, Other documents required, if applicable: Retrenchment letter / UIF documentation; Death certificate/s; Divorce decree.

Application process for students with disabilities

If you have a disability, you must complete Annexures A and B and attach proof of disability and quotation for assistive devices with the application form.

Students on a full NSFAS bursary may not receive another full cost of study bursary from another source at the same time. If a student receives a partial bursary from another source, a NSFAS bursary may be awarded, but the allocations must be reduced accordingly, so that the student is supported fully for their studies. NSFAS may not pay for amounts already covered by another funder. Any excess funding must be refunded to NSFAS by the Institution. A student may not receive funding in excess of the DHET National Rules and guidelines.