Application For NSFAS 2025-2026 Closing Date
Application For NSFAS 2025-2026 Closing Date
It is essential for potential South African students looking to apply for financial aid for the 2025-2026 school year to be aware of the NSFAS application deadline. Given the important part that the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) plays in enabling access to higher educational institutions, it is important to be alert of the closing date to guarantee timely application and funding approval. Applications for 2025-2026 must be submitted by January 31, 2025. Every student who advances through the NSFAS financial progression track has to apply again for support.
NSFAS Application Closing Date 2025-2026
The deadline for NSFAS applications for the 2025-2026 academic year is January 31, 2025, which all prospective students need to be aware of. If this deadline is missed, the application may not be reviewed, which might harm the applicant’s prospects of receiving important financial aid for their educational institution.
What does the bursary cover?
NSFAS will cover your costs for the following:
- Accommodation
- Living allowance
- Learning material allowance
- Personal care allowance
UNISA students will receive funding for:
- Tuition
- Books (subject to the number of modules registered)
- Personal care allowance
Eligible students with a disability will receive funding for:
- Assistive Devices
- Meals
- Tuition
- Transport
- Tuition
- Human Support
- Accommodation
Who Qualifies For Nsfas 2025-2026
If you are a citizen of South Africa, intend to enrol in school in 2025-2026, or are enrolled in a public university or TVET college and you match the following criteria, you are eligible for an NSFAS bursary:
- SASSA grant recipients
- South African citizens or permanent residents
- Candidates whose annual gross household income combined is not greater than R350 000
- individuals with disabilities whose gross yearly family income is not greater than R600,000.
- Both a cell phone number and email address are required.
NSFAS Needed Documents for 2025-2026 Applications
You will need the following support for your NSFAS online application 2025:
- You must provide a copy of your student ID / Birth certificate
- A copy of the parent/s or guardian/spouse’s ID
- A Smart card: both sides of the card required
- Proof of income (where applicable)
- Persons living with disability (Disability Annexure A form)
- A vulnerable child must provide a completed Vulnerable Child Declaration form completed by a social worker
- An applicant who has indicated that he/she has no family member details and or abridged birth certificate must complete the Declaration: Non-SASSA
Other documents that may be required, if applicable
- Retrenchment letter
- Death certificate/s
- Divorce Decree
- Proof of legal guardianship
- Marriage certificate
- other documents may be required for appeal purposes,….eg retrenchment letter
NSFAS bursary Academic Criteria
For NSFAS money to study at a TVET college, you must have completed Grades 9 through 12, and for funding to study at a university or TVET college, you must have completed Grade 12. Before receiving any support from NSFAS if your application is accepted, you must fulfill the university’s or TVET college’s academic admission standards.
NSFAS Application Procedure for 2025-2026
Follow the process below to apply online for the NSFAS bursaries for 2025-2026:
- Create a profile: Use this link to register for a myNSFAS account: https://my.nsfas.org.za/ or get the NSFAS App from the App Store or Google Play. Your username will be your ID number.
- Apply now: To amend your personal information and upload the supporting documents for your application, click the “Apply” option.
- Complete: Submit your application
For details, go to https://www.nsfas.org.za
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