NSFAS funding is aimed at undergraduate students who have a combined household income of R350 000 and less.
If an applicant does not meet the standard requirements, NSFAS recommends for them to not submit applications.
Below is a list of factors that NSFAS uses to determine which applicants don't qualify for funding:
- Students that have completed a previous qualification.
- Students with a combined household income of more than R350 000 per annum.
- Students who have already applied, qualified and received funding. They are automatically funded for the duration of their studies provided they pass their modules and meet the academic requirements.
- Foreign students (any student who is not a South African citizen).
These are the following factors that NSFAS takes into consideration in order to determine which students do qualify for funding:
- All South African citizens
- All SASSA grant recipients qualifies for funding
- Applicants whose combined household income is not more than R350 000 per annum
- Person with disability: Combined household income must not be more than R600 000 per annum
- Students who started studying before 2018 whose household income is not more than R122 000 per annum.
NSFAS is a government bursary that funds students attending public universities and Technical Vocational and Educational Training (TVET) Colleges. Applications open annually for new applicants to apply for funding.
