NSFAS officially opens applications for 2021
NSFAS applications are open for students from poor and working-class backgrounds who wish to further their studies at any public Technical and Vocational Education and Training college (TVET) or university.
HIGHER Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, on Monday officially opened the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) 2021 application cycle.
This year, the NSFAS application cycle will run for a period of four months starting from Monday, 3 August until the closing date of 30 November 2020.
NSFAS applications are open for students from poor and working-class backgrounds who wish to further their studies at any public Technical and Vocational Education and Training college (TVET) or university.
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To be eligible for NSFAS funding, applicants must be a South African citizen, come from a family with a combined annual household income of not more than R350 000 per annum and for students with disability, the combined annual household is an income of not more than R600 000 per annum.
“In the current academic year, NSFAS has funded over 700 000 students, 248 242 at TVET colleges and 481 339 at universities (students with registrations data), this is a 20 per cent increase from the previous year when comparing registration data received in the same period 2019 versus 2020,” said Nzimande.
The Minister said NSFAS accounts for 40 per cent of the undergraduate population at universities and 70 per cent at TVET colleges.
Applications for 2021 funding will be done online via myNSFAS portal as per previous years.
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