10 days left before the closing of the NSFAS 2020 applications

According to a released statement by National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) media liaison officer, Phatisa Ntlonze, prospective students who wish to study at a public university or TVET college in 2020 have exactly 10 days left before the closing of the NSFAS application cycle on November 30, 2019.

Ntlonze said as part of the intensified application drive, NSFAS has rolled out a regional town-to-town outreach intervention programme to reach out to prospective beneficiaries and students who have not submitted their applications.

“NSFAS aims to utilise these programmes to leverage equal opportunities for access in, and success to, higher education and training, mainly telescoping disadvantaged communities, and provinces with the low number of applications received,” said Ntlonze.

Ntlonze added that to date, the scheme has received 365 922 applications nationwide, with KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, and Limpopo provinces continuing to lead with the highest number of applications. NSFAS administrator Dr Randall Carolissen said although the number of applicants living with disabilities increased significantly over the prior year to more than 1 000, the number of these applicants remained disappointingly low.

Carolissen said NSFAS had prioritised engagements with relevant government departments and agencies to improve applications in this regard.

Applicants who do not have access to computer facilities and smartphones are urged to visit their nearest National Youth Development Agency offices, local libraries, Government Communication and Information System, Thusong Centres, and Department of Basic Education  District Teacher Development Centres nationwide to apply for funding.

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