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The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) provides financial assistance to South African students pursuing tertiary education at universities and technical vocational education and training (TVET) colleges. Many students are eagerly anticipating the announcement of the NSFAS 2025 application process.

NSFAS offers comprehensive financial aid packages, including bursaries and loans, to students enrolled in approved courses at universities and Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges, with NSFAS loans recently being made available. NSFAS has now confirmed how many students were approved for missing middle loans.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has recently made changes to its payment system, causing disruptions for many South African students. To clarify the situation, NSFAS has released a statement explaining the reasons behind these updates. 

This year has seen significant disruptions in NSFAS funding, causing hardship for many students. To address these issues, the Minister of Higher Education is poised to appoint a new NSFAS board, signaling a commitment to reforming the organization and ensuring more reliable financial support for students.

A new survey by Youth Capital aims to shed light on the significant challenges faced by South African students relying on the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The organization is calling for a complete overhaul of the NSFAS board, arguing that the current composition fails to adequately represent the needs and experiences of the students it serves.

NSFAS is a government initiative that provides financial support to deserving students enrolled in accredited universities and TVET colleges across the country. Here's how long you have to submit a NSFAS application for 2025.

Thousands of South African students eagerly awaiting financial assistance have received their NSFAS loan funding decisions. NSFAS provides critical funding for higher education fees and allowances.

NSFAS has opened 2024 Trimester 3 applications for TVET College students. Here's how long these students will have to submit NSFAS trimester 3 applications. 

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The Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) through the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) seeks to fund students studying or intend pursuing an Undergraduate/ Post-Graduate/ Masters full programme in Disaster Management or Fire Technology/ Engineering qualification (excluding Certificate courses and PhD qualifications) at a recognised Public Higher Institution of South Africa and hereby invites applications for the 2025 academic year. 

Bursary applications for the 2025 academic year are now open. If you're passionate about Economics, Finance, Accounting, or any other relevant field, a bursary from the Provincial Treasury is just wat you need to make your dream a reality.

2025 Bursary Applications are now open for undergraduate and postgraduate students. 

Tomorrow Trust is a bursary organisation committed to ensuring that students from diverse backgrounds have access to quality education.

By providing comprehensive bursaries, they are not only investing in their education but also in their personal growth and development. 

The Shoprite Group is now offering bursaries for Accounting, Food Sciences, IT, Data Science, Logistics, Supply Chain and Business Management. Apply now!

The MQA Bursary Scheme was established to increase the number of students taking careers in the mining and minerals sector.

Today the bursary scheme continues to assist students by offering them the opportunity to study these careers at Higher Education Institutions (HEI) and Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges.

The MQA bursary is available to students that have enrolled with universities, TVET colleges, and universities of technology.

    Since 1993, more than 100 students from underprivileged areas all over South Africa have been given the chance to achieve their dreams of a better future through the Coronation Bursary Programme.

    The programme provides students with full tertiary bursaries to study at any recognised university in South Africa. These bursaries are awarded on merit and financial need.

    The bursary is only for Chartered Accountancy studies, i.e. must be studying or intending to study towards being a Chartered Accountant (i.e. BCom Accounting CA stream, Bachelor of Accounting CA stream and BCompt).

    The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) intends to award comprehensive bursaries to qualifying applicants pursuing and/or intending to further their studies in identified careers in the agriculture, land reform and rural development sector for the 2025 academic year.

    The bursary awards target the previously disadvantaged and impoverished persons from poverty-stricken and rural communities.

    StudyTrust manages several bursaries and scholarships on behalf of trusts, foundations, and private and corporate donors. More information on the various opportunities’ selection criteria is provided on StudyTrust’s website.

    Applicants will be asked to identify their first and second preferred bursary/scholarship sponsor, but all applicants will be considered for all opportunities they qualify for.

    The Cisco Charitable Foundation Trust South Africa opens call for applicants for bursary programme.

    As Nelson Mandela once said, ‘Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world’. The Cisco Charitable Foundation Trust South Africa hopes to do just that with its new bursary programme since 2021.

    Through the Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (FPE) the Pharmaceutical Society promotes and administers the availability of bursaries for undergraduate study of pharmacy at recognised institutions in SA from the second year of study onwards.

    The South African Road Federation offers bursaries to suitably qualified individuals wishing to undertake further education or training in disciplines applicable to the road transport sector.

    ROAD ENGINEERING(CIVIL)

    This includes:

    • Traffic engineering
    • Transportation planning
    • Pavement engineering
    • Bridge engineering
    • Construction Materials
    • Storm water.
    • Environment
    • Construction management

    ROAD TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT

    IMESA offers a bursary scheme for full-time studies in the field of Civil Engineering.  Other engineering disciplines may be considered at the discretion of the Executive Council of IMESA.

    The aims of the scheme are: 

    The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have opened the call for applications for the DSI-CSIR Inter-Bursary Support Programme 2025.

    The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) has recently launched its inter-programme postgraduate bursary support scheme, aimed at supporting capacity development in strategic and priority areas identified in key departmental strategies.

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    Latest Funding Articles

    TVET Colleges are nearing the end of their 2024 academic year, and applications for the upcoming 2025 year are now being accepted.

    Dreaming of pursuing higher education at a prestigious South African university? Universities across South Africa have now opened their applications for the 2025 academic year.

    The University of South Africa has officially opened Unisa 2025 applications! If you're interested in studying at Unisa in 2025, apply now!

    Starting your tertiary education journey can be both exciting and stressful, particularly if you’re yet to secure funding to pay your tuition fees. There are several organisations that help students finding the right funding.

    ISFAP is specifically designed to help "missing middle" students achieve their academic goals. Now, the financial aid programme provides funding at all 26 public universities.

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