The National Student Financial Aid Scheme, better known as NSFAS, has had their applications open since August and have already received so many applications. However, when do applications close? Read this to find out.
The Minister of Higher Education has re-addressed the situation where NSFAS pulled the funding of 5000 students. NSFAS and the Department received a lot of scrutiny after this process and were seen as irresponsible and an attack on the missing middle.
If you have forgotten your username, password and cellphone number, you can follow these simple steps to reset your myNSFAS login details. It happens to the best of us but no worries, it can easily be solved.
Don't give on studying further because you can't afford it. You can get funding by NSFAS and study after Matric and still pave your way to success. NSFAS offers funding to those who come from households with a combined income of less than R350 000 per year. Applications are now open!
NSFAS has opened their applications for the 2021 intake. To get funding for your 2021 academic year, apply to NSFAS now! NSFAS offers funding to University students as well as TVET College students in the form of a bursary. Getting funded by NSFAS does not only cover your tuition fees but will have you receive funding for other needs you have as a student.
You qualify for a NSFAS bursary if you plan on registering or you are already studying at one of the public TVET colleges Not sure if NSFAS funds the TVET College you're at or plan to go to? Well, now you can find out. Read further.
Members of Parliament have expressed concern about the delay seen in getting and giving laptops to students who are funded by NSFAS who were promised devices months ago. Companies and external organisations have also seen the urgent need for devices for students to access online learning as many programmes to provide students with laptops have been started.
Students have started a petition urging NSFAS and the Higher Education Minister to meet in the middle and provide support to those who are seen as "too rich to qualify for NSFAs but too poor to pay their fees", the missing middle. This comes after a mostly negative response to NSFAS' decision to unfund thousands of students.
NSFAS provides funding to University students that extends beyond just your fees. Not sure if NSFAS funds the University you're at or plan to go to? Well, now you can find out. Read further.
NSFAS offers a bursary to University and TVET College students who are in need and can't afford to pay for fees. This bursary covers more than just your fees so to find out if you fit the criteria to get one, keep reading.
NSFAS applications for funding are now open so don’t let finances stop you from seeing success. This bursary covers more than just your tuition fees. Read further to find out what other benefits there are for you if you get funded by NSFAS.
NSFAS making the decision to pull the funding from thousands of students has not been going down well. The EFF Students Command are now giving their response to this position taken by NSFAS, which speaks on the possibility of financial exclusions, by also pointing the finger at NSFAS Administrator, Randall Carolissen, who supports the financial aid scheme's decision.
The South African Union of Students has said that NSFAS pulling funding from thousands of students was the wrong step for the financial aid scheme to take. The NSFAS Administrator does however defend the decision made and has said that it was an improvement.
News broke of NSFAS pulling funding from thousands of students. This might sound like a horror but once the full story is known, you might change your mind. NSFAS provides funding to students who are in positions where affording student fees is not a reality.
Covid-19 has changed a few things with how NSFAS does it's applications. NSFAS has opened their 2021 applications so apply as soon as you can. The earlier, the better and the more time you have to work out any issues.
After applying for NSFAS, you will hen anxiously be waiting to hear the answer to the question 'Am I funded by NSFAS'? NSFAS allows you to track your application. There are also many processes leading up to finally being funded and when checking your application status, knowing what information is being given to you is important as well.
The Department of Higher Education and NSFAS recognises the challenges students face with NSFAS allowances and as a way to solve them, is having the Deputy Minister bring representatives with him during his tours to Universities and Colleges to directly deal with the challenges.
NSFAS will be launching a Virtual Outreach project where you will have interactive live streaming sessions with a virtual tour of what NSFAS has to offer, you'll be able to engage with NSFAS and they will even show you how to apply for a NSFAS bursary.
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