NSFAS

NSFAS Releases 2024 Allowance Payment Schedule / dates

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has revealed its allowance payment plan for the 2024 academic year. This comes after the scheme made upfront payments amounting to billions of rands to institutions to facilitate a smooth start to the 2024 academic year.  NSFAS offers comprehensive bursaries and student loans to deserving students enrolled in approved courses at public universities and Technical and Vocational […]

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NSFAS Applicants Must Submit A 2024 NSFAS Consent Form

There are less than two weeks left for individuals to apply for National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) bursaries. The scheme has revealed key details concerning the 2024 NSFAS bursary application period.  The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is calling on all applicants to submit a consent form to finalise their 2024 NSFAS bursary application. Failure to submit

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Blade Nzimande ,Minister of higher education , Misusing NSFAS funds Allegations are building up

With OUTA releasing damning allegations against NSFAS and the Higher Education Minister, the Department and financial aid scheme are scrambling to not only respond, but put these allegations to rest. The Minister held a press briefing on Monday afternoon to address this. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) leaked voice recordings implicating the Chairperson of

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NSFAS 2024 Applications Now Open

NSFAS currently funds more than one million students in tertiary education in South Africa. This number is set to grow as the financial aid scheme has officially opened 2024 NSFAS applications.  The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has officially announced the opening date for the 2024 application period. Prospective students can begin submitting their NSFAS bursary applications

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NSFAS December Allowance Payments

NSFAS has just revealed which students will receive NSFAS allowance payment in December 2023. This is important because some students did not relieve their correct allowance allow actions during the course of the year.  The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is currently in the process of completing the year-end reconciliation of allowance data received from universities,

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The NSFAS Application Process :Students Don’t Understand

Thousands of students receive funding from NSFAS which allows them to access higher education and obtain a qualification. However, students believe that there are several things NSFAS can do to improve the student experience. A recent investigation into the impact of National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding on students in South African higher education was presented

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NSFAS 2024 Applications Now Open

NSFAS currently funds more than one million students in tertiary education in South Africa. This number is set to grow as the financial aid scheme has officially opened 2024 NSFAS applications.  The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has officially announced the opening date for the 2024 application period. Prospective students can begin submitting their NSFAS bursary applications

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NSFAS Approves Thousands Of Applications For 2024

More than a million students were funded by NSFAS during 2023. The number of funded students is expected to grow as thousands of students have already been provisionally funded for 2024.  The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is currently accepting applications for the 2024 academic year. While the application period only opened one week ago, thousands of applicants

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NSFAS Releases Allowance Payment Dates For September

More than one million students are awaiting their allowance payment from NSFAS so they can pay rent and purchase food. Reports stating extended delay in NSFAS allowance payment from NSFAS has caused anxiety for thousands of students.  The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has dismissed reports that students will receive their September NSFAS allowances late.

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NSFAS Allowances For September Paid To All Onboarded Students, Says NSFAS

More than one million students are being funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme in 2023. The bursary scheme has now released a statement with an update on student allowance payments. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has announced that all students funded scheme, who have onboarded onto the NSFAS Bank account system have now

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Over 58 000 NSFAS Appeals Were Successful While Almost 30 000 Were Invalid

More than a million students are currently being funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The scheme has made an important announcement for students whose NSFAS bursary applications for 2023 were rejected. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) revealed that more than 58 000 students have been approved for funding for the 2023

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