Who Qualifies To Get A Bursary Or Student Loan From NSFAS?

Who Qualifies To Get A Bursary Or Student Loan From NSFAS?

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The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has officially opened the 2025 application system.

Applications at the moment are open and will shut on fifteen December 2024.

*** Who qualifies for NSFAS funding

To qualify for NSFAS funding, an applicant must fulfill the subsequent criteria:

• Be a South African citizen or copyright who emanates from a house by using a combined gross household income that doesn't exceed R350 000 for every annum.

• People with disabilities qualify if their combined house cash flow would not exceed R600 000 per annum.

• SASSA recipients instantly qualify for funding and wish not submit any evidence of income.

*** Loan Scheme for the Missing Middle

The NSFAS Loan Scheme for the missing middle is open up to all South African citizens and permanent inhabitants from households with combined R350 000 and R600 000 per annum.

Applicants are reminded to deliver the right Identity Doc numbers, names, and surname, as reflected of their South African ID.

NSFAS only funds people who are studying or plan to study in a public university or TVET college in South Africa.

All students who wish to study in any of the public universities and TVET colleges should apply timeously and not to wait until the last day.

Learners do not have to wait for matric results to apply for NSFAS. They should apply now and avoid nsfas application delays in the processing of their application.