Nsfas Online Application Opening Date 2024-2025
Nsfas Online Application Opening Date 2024-2025
Nsfas Online Application Opening Date 2024-2025: It is official, that the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme board chairperson Mr Ernest Khosa have announced the 2024 application date. NSFAS application for student funding for the 2024-2025 academic year will be open from 2nd November to 7th January 2024. Applying on time is advised after knowing the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) online application opening date.
REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO COMPLETE NSFAS ONLINE APPLICATION
- Provide your own cellphone number and email address
- You must have a copy of your ID or birth certificate
- National ID copies of parents, guardians, or spouse
- The evidence of your income or 1 year’s IRP5 if necessary
- The proof of income of your parents, guardian, or spouse.
- If you are a SASSA grant recipient, you don’t need to provide any evidence of income.
- All Applicants with a disability should provide and submit a completed and signed Disability Annexure A Form
- An applicant who is known as a Vulnerable Child by the Department of Social Development should also provide a completed and signed Vulnerable Child Declaration and Consent Form.
How to Apply NSFAS Online Application
- 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?
- All South African citizens
- All SASSA grant recipients qualify for funding
- Applicants whose combined household income is not more than R350 000 per annum
- A person with a disability: Combined household income must not be more than R600 000 per annum
- Students who started studying before 2018 whose household income is not more than R122 000 per annum.
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