NSFAS Applications open for 2021

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has opened funding applications.NSFAS provides financial support to disadvantaged students who wish to further their studies at public universities or TVET colleges.

The bursary covers the following :

UNIVERSITY

• Accommodation
  As per the actual costs charged by the university (costs for private accommodation must not exceed costs for university residence)
• Transport (up to 40 km from institution) R7 500  per annum
• Living allowance R15, 000  per annum
• Book allowances R5200 per annum
• Incidental/personal care allowance R2900 per annum for students in catered residences

TVET

• Accommodation in an urban area R24,000 per annum
• Accommodation in an peri-urban area R18,900 per annum
• Accommodation in an rural area R15,750 per annum
• Transport (up to 40 km from institution) R7,350  per annum
• Transport R7000 per annum
• Incidental/personal care allowance R2900 per annum

You qualify for NSFAS if you are :

• a South African citizen
• a SASSA grant recipient
• an applicant and your combined household income is not more than R350 000 per annum
• a person with disability and your combined household income is not be more than R600 000 per annum
• a student who started studying before 2018 and your household income is not more than R122 000 per annum.

You do not qualify for NSFAS funding if you are :

• a student that has completed a previous qualification.
• a student with a combined household income of more than R350 000 per annum.
• a students who has already applied, qualified and received funding. You are automatically funded for the duration of their studies provided they pass their modules and meet the academic requirements.
• a foreign student (any student who is not a South African citizen).

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