NSFAS, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, funds South African students with bursaries for public universities or TVET colleges. You must be wondering, does NSFAS fund online studies?
The answer is yes but only for full-time programme at a public university or TVET college.
For example, NSFAS funds students at UNISA which is a distance e-learning university. Through Unisa, NSFAS offers funding for many courses online. However, NSFAS does not fund any short courses or short-term degrees administered online and also doesn't offer funding for private colleges.
To read about the qualifications for NSFAS funding, you can read about it here.