APPLICATION FOR 2019 NSFAS FUNDING
OPEN FROM 03 SEPTEMBER 2018 AND CLOSE ON 30 NOVEMBER 2018

Apply online @ www.nsfas.org.za

Government has set up the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to provide students with financial assistance to cover the cost for registration, tuition and provide allowances them with allowances for books, food, transport and accommodation. 

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

Make sure that you have certified and valid copies of the following documents before attempting to apply for funding:
• Your South African identity document/card (or an unabridged birth certificate (if you are younger than 16 years old)
• ID of parents and/or guardian (or death certificate where applicable)
• Pay advice/letter of employment/pension advice stating income (SASSA slips are not required and SASSA should not be included as household income)
• A completed and signed consent form, which you may download here and must be filled in with your parent/guardian’s signatures. Applications without a consent form signed by all people whose incomes have been declared in the application will not be accepted and will be considered incomplete.
• If you have a disability, please download the Disability Annexure A from www.nsfas.org.za fill it in and submit it with your application
NB: The stamp on all certified documents should not be older than three months

YOU MAY APPLY IF:
• You are a South African citizen with a household income of R350k or less, you are registered at this Institution and have not been approved for NSFAS funding in 2018
• You are a South African citizen with a household income of R350k or less, you are registered at this Institution but have not applied for NSFAS funding before

• You are a South African citizen with a household income of R350k or less and you plan to study at a public university or TVET College in 2019 and require funding

PLEASE NOTE YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED IF: