The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) provides comprehensive funding to eligible students registered in an approved academic programme at a public university or Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges.
Every year, over a million students submit NSFAS applications in hopes of receiving NSFAS funding to cover their fees. The NSFAS application process might be lengthy one with many confusing application statuses along the way.
One such NSFAS status received is 'Financial Eligible'. Let's get into what this means.
What Your 'Financial Eligible' NSFAS Status Means
The 'Financial Eligible' NSFAS status is usually accompanied by an 'Application Approved' status. This means that NSFAS has received your NSFAS application and that it has been approved and you were found eligible to be funded.
If you're stuck on this NSFAS status step, it could mean that NSFAS is waiting for your registration data to be submitted which means that if you didn't register yet, you should as soon as possible.
Once they've received your registration data, your NSFAS status will then read 'Registration Received'. Once you receive this NSFAS status, you gave full approval for NSFAS funding.
Students are advised to visit the financial aid office at their institution should they be concerned and to continuously monitor the myNSFAS portal for updates.
How To Check Your NSFAS Status
If you have submitted your funding application, you may be wondering what the outcome is. Fortunately, once you apply for NSFAS you can track the status of your NSFAS online application form on the NSFAS website in a few simple steps.
Here is how to do a NSFAS status check for your application status.
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Log in to your NSFAS account on the myNSFAS student portal here
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Enter your username and password and sign in
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Click on Track Funding Progress
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You will then be able to track funding progress and check your NSFAS status
Once there, there are a number of results you might receive when doing a NSFAS status check while applying for NSFAS funding.
NSFAS funding is highly sought after as successful applicants benefit from comprehensive funding that covers almost all the costs associated with obtaining a tertiary education qualification.
This funding includes the money for tuition and registration fees. They also include several NSFAS allowances for students that aim to cover the costs students will incur during their quest to obtain a tertiary education qualification.
