How to Fill NSFAS Application Forms Manual or Offline

How To Fill NSFAS Application Forms (Manual) / Offline

ABOUT NSFAS

The Tertiary Education Fund of South Africa (TEFSA) was replaced by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme in 1996.

TEFSA was a non-profit organization that controlled and operated NSFAS from its inception until 2000. TEFSA was renamed NSFAS in 1999 as it was transformed into a statutory agency. The plan is funded by the Department of Higher Education and Training, as well as local and foreign contributions, totaling about R30 billion in 2018. For “full time” students, the bursaries cover tuition, housing, food, and travel allowances; for “part time” students, the bursaries simply cover tuition.

As of November 20th, 2019, NSFAS has received 365,922 applications for financial assistance in 2020, compared to 278,738 applications the year before.

Dr. Blade Nzimande, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, said in 2019 that the government has set up roughly R80 billion for NSFAS for the next three years.
Qualifiers for financial help

South African nationals who fulfill the means test and enrol for the first time at a public South African higher education institution may be eligible for a scholarship. The applicant’s total family income (gross) must not exceed R350,000 per year to pass the means test. A few post-graduate student credentials are also covered by the bursary (such as a postgraduate certificate in education).

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How To Fill NSFAS Application Forms (Manual) / Offline

1. You’ll be handed a physical copy of the application form to fill out at one of the application locations.
2. Fill out the nsfas application form in black ink, and use CAPITAL letters to fill inside the blocks.
3. Make sure you don’t leave any text blank and write correctly.
4. Sign the permission form with your parents/guardians.
5. Before submitting the application form, get certified copies of the required supporting papers and staple them to the application form.
6. Documents must be certified on the front side of the page within three months after receipt.
7. Sign and return the completed application form to one of the NYDA assistants.
8. A barcode will be included with the application. Wait for the receipt card’s little acknowledgement with the replicated barcode to appear