Nsfas Application Closing Dates 2024-2025

Nsfas Application Closing Dates 2024-2025

NSFAS Application Closing Dates 2024-2025: The online application for the 2024-2025 academic year through the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will commence on November 2 and conclude on January 21, 2024. Applicants interested in NSFAS funding should visit the NSFAS website at www.nsfas.org.za. It’s important to note that there will be no provision for late applications for NSFAS Funding in 2024, so applicants are strongly advised to submit their online applications on time before the specified deadline.

Required Supporting Documents During the Application Process:

To facilitate the successful processing of your application, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will require the following supporting documents:

Your personal cellphone number and email address.
A copy of your ID or birth certificate.
National ID copies for your parents, guardians, or spouse.
Evidence of your income or your one year’s IRP5, if necessary.
Proof of income for your parents, guardian, or spouse.
If you are a SASSA grant recipient, there is no need to furnish income documentation.
Applicants with disabilities should provide and submit a completed and signed Disability Annexure A Form.
For applicants recognized as Vulnerable Children by the Department of Social Development, please provide a completed and signed Vulnerable Child Declaration and Consent Form.

How to Apply for NSFAS Online Application when it opens:

You can complete the NSFAS Online Application for 2024 on your computer, iPad, or any other smartphone. Ensure that you have all the required supporting documentation and that you meet the eligibility criteria for NSFAS Application in 2024 before initiating the online application. If you meet the criteria, proceed with the online application process by following the steps provided below:

Visit the NSFAS Application website: www.nsfas.org.za
Then, you click on the ‘myNSFAS’ tab
Create a myNSFAS account. If you don’t know how to create, click HERE
Click on the ‘APPLY’ tab
Update your personal information
Answer the questions you see on the screen
Upload all the required supporting documents
Finally, you click on ‘submit

Who qualifies for NSFAS funding?

Certainly, here is a rephrased version of the eligibility criteria for NSFAS funding:
- All South African citizens are eligible.
- All SASSA grant recipients are eligible for funding.
- Applicants with a combined household income not exceeding R350,000 per annum are eligible.
- Individuals with a disability must have a combined household income not exceeding R600,000 per annum to qualify.
- Students who commenced their studies before 2018 are eligible if their household income does not exceed R122,000 per annum.

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