The 2023 academic cycle for Nsfas funding opened on 28 September 2022 and will close on 31 January 2023. Students who seek funding are advised to submit their applications before the deadline.
Nsfas has warned prospective applicants that their application’s will not be processed without the relevant supporting documents and students are urged to upload the correct supporting documents to avoid any delays.
To apply you will need the following:
- Certified copy of your ID/ Birth Certificate (If you are younger than 16 years of age, and do not have a green bar-coded ID or smart ID card, you must submit a certified copy of your unabridged birth certificate)
- Certified copy of your parent’s / or guardians/ or spouse ID
- If you have a Smart Card a copy of both sides is to be uploaded.
- Certified copy of your latest academic transcript or exam results (If you are currently in Grade 12, you do not need to submit this.)
- Certified or official copy of proof of Income (Where applicable)
- Persons living with disability should complete the disability annexure A form
- If you are recognized as a vulnerable child by the Department of Social Development, you must provide a completed Vulnerable Child Declaration form completed by a social worker
- If you have indicated that you don’t have certain family members details and or abridged birth certificate you must complete the Declaration: Non-SASSA
Alternate Proof Of Income documents needed:
- Certified or official copy of recent payslip, letter of employment, not older than three months, for each parent, or the person who supports you, or your guardian or yourself if you are employed.
- This is for all types of employment or all forms of income for all members of the household. This includes any income received from SASSA grants, Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), or any retirement, life, disability, or other benefits paid as a lump sum or in monthly payments.
- If your parents or the person who supports you or your legal guardian are retired, you have to provide a copy of an official pension slip or bank statement showing pension payment.
- If your parents or the person who supports you or your legal guardian works as an informal trader, you have to provide an affidavit signed by them to confirm this employment.
- If either of your parents is deceased, you have to provide a certified copy of the death certificate.
- If your parents are divorced, you have to provide a certified copy of the divorce decree.
- If either of your parents does not live at home, you have to provide an affidavit explaining the reasons.
- Certified copy of a SASSA letter if any of your family members are receiving a social grant and are also contributing to your household income. This also applies to your legal guardian.
- If you have indicated that a dependent in your household is a student, you have to provide proof of registration or acceptance at the TVET college or university for each dependent.
Certain documents that are required will be specific to your application, therefore the system will generate a list of documents to upload based on your application.
For any further questions on what documents are needed for your application, you can send an email to info [at] nsfas.org.za or call their toll-free number on 0800067327.
