The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is reminding all prospective students to submit their funding applications before the 2025 NSFAS application deadline of Sunday, 15 November 2024.
NSFAS provides comprehensive financial support to deserving students enrolled in approved courses at South African universities and TVET colleges. This support includes tuition and registration fees as well as allowances for food, accommodation and learning materials.
Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Buti Manamela urges all eligible students to apply for NSFAS funding promptly. He emphasizes that the deadline will not be extended and that the Department has taken significant steps to raise awareness about the application process.
There will not be any extension beyond the 15 December, this year.
"Those who will be completing their Grade 12 this year and they want to study at a university or at a TVET College and their household income is less than R350,000, they can apply for a free bursary from NSFAS that will cover their transport, tuition and also there is a lifestyle allowance," said the Deputy Minister.
Manamela warns against fraudulent activities and reminds students who received NSFAS funding before 2018 of their responsibility to repay their loans. NSFAS is committed to improving its systems to address issues like delayed payments and fraud.
If you're at home if you haven't applied for NSFAS and you have written your grade 12 this year please make inquiries please go and make an application at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme so that you're able to get funding for next year.
The Deputy Minister shares encouraging news that 60% of new NSFAS applicants have already been approved for funding in 2025.
