The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has officially opened the 2025 application process.

Applications are actually open and may shut on fifteen December 2024.

*** Who qualifies for NSFAS funding

To qualify for NSFAS funding, an applicant should satisfy the following criteria:

• Be a South African citizen or copyright who originates from a home having a combined gross house earnings that doesn't exceed R350 000 per annum.

• People with disabilities qualify if their combined household revenue would not exceed R600 000 per annum.

• SASSA recipients instantly qualify for funding and want not post check here any proof of income.

*** read more Loan Scheme for the Missing Middle

The NSFAS Loan Scheme for the missing middle is open up to all South African citizens read more and permanent people from homes with combined R350 000 and R600 000 for each annum.

Applicants are reminded to offer the right Identification Doc numbers, names, and surname, as mirrored inside their South African ID.

NSFAS only funds individuals who are studying or plan to research at a public university or TVET 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.