2025 NSFAS Applications Now Open For Loans


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Are you planning on enrolling in a academic programme at a university or TVET College in 2025? NSFAS loan applications are open. 


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Applications are officially open for funding from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The NSFAS application for the 2025 academic year will close on 15 December.

Since its inception, NSFAS has supported more than 5 million beneficiaries. For 2024, NSFAS supports 1.2 million students with the department expecting this number to grow in 2025.

NSFAS has supported more than five million beneficiaries, producing hundreds of thousands of skilled professionals, especially from within the poor and working-class sections of society. 

NSFAS Loans

NSFAS reintroduced student loans in 2024 and now the government funding scheme offers loans to students who don't qualify for a bursary but can't afford to pay their fees without any financial assistance, the "missing middle". 

South African citizens and permanent residents who have a household income between R350 000 and R600 000 can make a NSFAS application 2025 for the student loan. 

We successfully did this through the implementation of the first phase of the Comprehensive Student Funding Model, which ensures that the missing middle students access financial support from the government in the form of a loan to pursue their studies. 

NSFAS Eligibility Criteria

To qualify for NSFAS funding, an applicant must meet the following criteria:

  • Be a South African citizen or permanent resident who comes from a home with a combined gross household income that does not exceed R350 000 per annum for bursaries and R600 000 per annum loans
  • Sassa grant recipients automatically qualify for the NSFAS bursary and are not required to submit proof of income.
  • Must be studying towards a qualification at a public university or TVET college in South Africa.

How To Apply For the NSFAS Bursaries and Loans

NSFAS applications must be submitted online using the myNSFAS website. To apply, prospective students will need to create a myNSFAS account, then click on the ‘Apply’ tab, complete the online form, upload the required documents where applicable and then click on ‘Submit’.

Applicants are reminded to provide the correct Identity Document (ID) numbers, name(s), and surname, as reflected in their South African ID.

Applicants are also required to submit a NSFAS consent form. This form grants NSFAS permission to obtain information from third parties, such as the South African Revenue Service (SARS), to assess financial needs. Failure to submit the consent form can delay the confirmation of funding.

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The comprehensive funding provided by NSFAS ensures that the cost of tertiary education doesn't prevent poor students from pursing education goals. The scheme has received thousands of applications during the first week of 2025 NSFAS applications.






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Post-Matric Options

 

We helped you with past papers for your matric exams, so hopefully you are happy with your Matric results. So now you are faced with a lot of post-matric options that can shape your future paths. You might want to study law, teaching, or nursing. Of course studying is expensive so we have helpful advice about student loans, NSFAS bursaries, Fundi loans, ISFAP, and lots of other funding options.

These options range from pursuing higher education at universities , TVET Colleges or  private colleges, finding student accommodation, entering vocational training programs (like Learnerships and internships), joining the workforce, or even starting your own business. There are so many choices but we are here to help.

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