The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has formally opened the 2025 application process.
Applications are actually open and will shut on fifteen December 2024.
*** Who qualifies for NSFAS funding
To qualify for NSFAS funding, an applicant must satisfy the following criteria:
• Be a South African citizen or copyright who arises from a home which has a combined gross home income that doesn't exceed R350 000 per annum.
• People with disabilities qualify if their combined residence income will not exceed R600 000 per annum.
• SASSA recipients automatically qualify for funding and need not submit any evidence of earnings.
*** Loan Scheme for the Missing Middle
The NSFAS Loan Scheme for the missing middle is open to all South African citizens and permanent citizens from homes with combined R350 000 and R600 000 for each annum.
Applicants are reminded to offer the right Identity Doc numbers, names, and surname, as mirrored within their South African ID.
NSFAS only funds people who are finding out or intend to research at a general public university or TVET 2025 nsfas application college in South Africa.
All students who wish to study in any of the public universities and TVET colleges should apply timeously and not to wait until the last day.
Learners do not have to wait for matric results to apply for NSFAS. They should apply now and avoid delays in the processing of their application.