NSFAS will announce funding decisions in January

PROSPECTIVE students who applied to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) for funding will have to wait until 6 January 2020 when the scheme will release its funding decisions.

Kagisho Mamabolo, national spokesperson for NSFAS said funding decisions would be communicated to applicants via the MyNSFAS portal. He advised all applicants to check and track their application status updates online.

NSFAS will also be notifying applicants with missing supporting documents to upload these documents online via MyNSFAS portal.

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“Applicants are urged to be vigilant and cautious during this period in order to avoid misinformation and potential scams. All status updates will be communicated online via MyNSFAS Portal,” he said.

The NSFAS Contact Centre will be closed over the festive period and will not be available from Tuesday 17, December 2019 to 3 January 2020. The shutting down of services will allow NSFAS to process and conclude all funding decisions.

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