The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is a government bursary which provides financial support to more than a million tertiary students in South Africa.
While NSFAS covers various costs, they also provide students with digital learning devices, such as laptops, which they need to complete their tertiary studies. In order to receive these laptops students must place an order online.
To place an order for a laptop, you need to be registered at an accredited tertiary institution in South Africa and be a beneficiary of NSFAS.
How To Order Your NSFAS Laptop:
- Collect, complete and submit a Digital Learning Device (DLD) form to your Financial Aid Office (FAO) on campus.
- Order your laptop on the DLD online order portal via the NSFAS website.
- Click the Online Order portal to place an order.
- You may need to provide the name of the institution you are registered at, a contact number, an alternative contact number and an alternative email address.
- NSFAS and the institution you are registered at will verify your details, as well as your order.
- Once the verification process has been completed an order for your laptop will be placed with NSFAS service providers to dispatch the device for delivery.
Once your laptop is ready, you will be contacted by the laptop service provider or your institution to arrange collection/delivery.
How To Collect Your NSFAS Laptop:
Once you have been contacted for the delivery and collection of your laptop, no one can receive/collect the device on your behalf, you must be present as you would need to provide your signature before it is handed over to you.
You are required to collect your laptop on campus of the university you are registered at. On collection, the student must present the following to the service provider:
- A Valid SA ID
- Registration/student cards
- Student must sign the delivery note as proof of receipt
Before you receive your device you will have to agree to the terms and conditions as set out by your institution. You will also be required to sign the acknowledgement receipt of the digital learning device.
For more information, visit the official NSFAS website.
