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Please note that no payments will be made to a third party. How do I apply for private accommodation? How will the accredited private accommodation work? NSFAS allowances will be paid during the first week of each month over a period of 10 months. Please note that NSFAS-funded students who are registered or would like to register for courses not funded by NSFAS, will be handled as follows: Students must make the minimum required registration payment to register.
If students have registered with NSFAS funding, they will be deregistered and requested to make the minimum payment before being registered again. Merit Bursaries Do I have to apply for a merit bursary? This process will be confirmed. How do you determine who qualifies for a merit bursary? Can I use my merit bursary to register? For how long will my merit bursary be valid?
The merit bursary will be valid for five years. When will my merit bursary be paid? The merit bursary payment will be done after registration. Is the merit bursary refundable? NSFAS funded students who wish to study at a TVET college will receive additional allowances to cover the cost of transport, accommodation inclusive of meals and personal care. NSFAS funded students with disability, receive the funding according to the TVET and university allowance list; inclusive of supporting devices such as wheelchairs, special computer devices and human support depending on the student's needs.
If an applicant is not satisfied with the results of their applications, they can appeal this decision by completing the appeal process either available through their myNSFAS account for first time entering students or at the institutions financial aid for continuing students for continuing or senior students.
A student can only be funded for one qualification at one institution at any one time. Once your N6 is complete you will need to apply for funding for university. Yes, to be funded for the university qualification in , you need to have passed and completed your TVET qualification. You need to ensure that you apply at the university for a NSFAS funded course, once you have been admitted at the university, the university will send us a registration details that will confirm your registration, we will then change your funding from TVET to university.
Registration costs are usually the first payment made towards your tuition costs, and if you have been confirmed for funding by NSFAS, universities and TVET colleges will not expect you to pay the registration fees upfront. Students who have already obtained a prior university qualification do not qualify and should not apply for funding. Visit www. You qualify to a get shot of the NSFAS funding if you are a South African citizen or permanent resident who plans on registering or already studying at a public university or TVET college in Mzansi and you fall within one or more of the below categories:.
The correct supporting documents are important in ensuring that NSFAS process your funding application in time for your registration at an institution of higher learning. The required supporting documents are:. If you do not have a digital devise or access to the internet, do not stress, simply pop into your nearest National Youth Development Agency NYDA or Thusong Centre to apply following the same steps. The system validates all information as received from the Department of Home Affairs.
Yes, if you applied for NSFAS in or prior years and your application was not approved but you still need funding for , you may apply again if they meet the funding criteria.
If your NSFAS funding application for the academic year was approved and you failed to register for a full year, you need to apply again. To be funded for an approved university qualification in , you need to have passed and completed your TVET qualification. To apply for NSFAS funding, you will need a functioning cellphone, a valid cellphone number and your own email address.
No two applicants may use the same cellphone number or email address. Yes, students may resubmit after withdrawing their application as long as they resubmit before the closing date. All students must re-apply for funding as and when they move through the NSFAS funding progression pathway.
In practice, this means that a university student that is being funded for a qualification that is a "Certificate" Qualification NSFAS Category must reapply for funding as and when they expect to achieve the "Certificate" qualification and would like NSFAS to provide funding for their "Undergraduate" qualification. You must log onto www. The full ordering processes is done online. Each participating institution will develop a set of terms and conditions that must be signed by the student on or before collection of the laptop.
These terms and conditions will be made available to the student by their institution. Yes, you will still receive other allowances such as food as well as travel or accommodation allowances. Then add your ID number and all the information requested on screen to complete your order. Book allowances only apply at universities and the trend has been to move more towards access to the internet than the purchase of books. NSFAS stopped book vouchers for a number of reasons: Students have been the target of a voucher scam in various campuses; There were many commercial interests by merchants providing services to students at a fee using vouchers; Students were trading the book vouchers for cash outside many supermarkets; The voucher system was limited to selected merchants that monopolised the student market; There was no financial freedom for the students on where to purchase books, including second-hand retailers; The book allowance had increasingly been extended to a learning materials allowance that included laptops and tablets.
I plan to register for two qualifications at the same time. Can I receive funding for both qualifications? A student can only be funded for one qualification at one institution at any one time. Applications are currently closed, keep checking our website and social media for application dates. I am an orphan vulnerable child , how and where do I get hold of a social worker in order to complete an NSFAS application? NSFAS approved students are not expected to pay any upfront registration fees.
Up to , NSFAS was a loan scheme, and students had to repay the money, plus interest, once they completed their studies, started working, and were earning at least R30, per month. The rationale for this system was that the fund would always be replenished by these repayments to be available for new students.
These rules remain for all studies sponsored up to and including However, the South African Government has since the end of pledged that education should be free for underprivileged and working-class students.
All studies from , whether for new or returning students, will be free, although some conditions apply. The goal is to provide financial aid and other support to ensure student success and improved throughput. The rules for the DHET bursary are set out in the following documents:. Also, depending on the academic course, there will be further academic admission requirements. Applicants must supply copies of the following documents. All documents must be certified, with the certification being less than three months old.
Signed consent forms are not required. Ticking the box in the application gives consent for NSFAS to use personal information for official purposes.
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