Apply for NSFAS

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) applications opened on September 1.

“Applications can be and are done online through the myNSFAS portal (www.nsfas.org.za) where students can submit their applications using their smartphones or computer,” said NSFAS spokesperson Kagisho Mamabolo.

Mamabolo said NSFAS has entered into strategic partnerships with various stakeholders to assist in providing access to internet facilities to be used as application centres.

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Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), Thusong centres and Department of Basic Education teacher centres will be available for prospective students to apply online across the country.

According to Mamabolo, standard operating hours apply in all the application centres, including NSFAS walk-in centres.

Applications for 2020 funding will close on November 30 at midnight.

To qualify for NSFAS, you need to be a South African citizen, a Sassa grant recipient, come from a family where a combined household income is not more than R350 000 per annum, be a a person with a disability with your combined household income not being more than R600 000 per annum and a student who started studying before 2018 whose household income is not more than R122 000 per annum.

Mamabolo said: “To apply you have to create a myNSFAS account online, then proceed to the application tab where you will fill in your personal details.

“The myNSFAS online portal has undergone major technical enhancements and updates to make the application simpler and more user-friendly.

“When/after creating the myNSFAS account, the applicant’s ID number will be validated with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) before proceeding with the actual application, provided that the applicant’s details are updated with DHA and the Department of Basic Education.

“The application form will then be pre-populated with personal details once the applicant has granted NSFAS permission to verify the details.”

Mamabolo said NSFAS has invested considerable effort in creating a simplified and seamless application process to accommodate all applicants, including Sassa beneficiaries and people with disabilities, which can now be identified upfront when accessing the database of the Department of Social Development.

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“All these enhancements will ensure that only qualifying and vetted applications enter the system, to reduce the number of erroneous applications,” said Mamabolo.

In order for students to apply, they will need the following supporting documents:

Sassa recipients

• Certified copy of your ID, not older than three months

• A signed and completed consent form, downloaded from the NSFAS website

Dependent on parents/guardian/spouse

• Certified copy of your ID, not older than three months

• A signed and completed consent form, downloaded from the NSFAS website

• Certified copy of ID of parent/s, guardian, spouse not older than three months

• Proof of income of parent, guardian or spouse (payslip or appointment letter)

Self-sufficient and employed

• Certified copy of your ID not older than three months

• A signed and completed consent form, downloaded from the NSFAS website

• Proof of income (payslip or appointment letter)

• Three years’ IRP5 (Sars tax return form)

If disabled

• Completed and signed Disability Annexure A, if your information is not pre-populated on the portal, downloaded from NSFAS website

• Certified copy of your ID, not older than three months

• A signed and completed consent form, downloaded from the NSFAS website

If an orphan

• Orphan Declaration and Consent Form, excluding consent form

• Certified copy of your ID, not older than three months

• A signed and completed consent form, downloaded from the NSFAS website

Other documents required, if applicable:

• Retrenchment letter

• Death certificate/s

• Divorce decree

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