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Funding from NSFAS ensures thousands of students can cover essential costs while they obtain a tertiary education qualification.

Thousands of students applied for NSFAS loans. However, only a fraction of applicants will receive NSFAS loans in 2025.

The Funza Lushaka bursary programme has successfully allocated its entire R1.265 billion budget for the 2024/25 financial year, despite facing two budget cuts that impacted its operations.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has provisionally funded more than 600,000 students for the 2025 academic year. While these students meet the eligibility criteria, additional verification is required before full funding is confirmed.

NSFAS loans will enable missing-middle students to pay for their studies. Here's how loan agreements will be affected by institutional transfers.

Close to a million students could receive NSFAS funding in 2025. Funding has already been disbursed to institutions to cover tuition and registration fees as well as allowance payments.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has increased the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) budget from R53.6 billion to R55.4 billion for the coming year. While the increased allocation has been welcomed, student unions are demanding effective fund utilisation.

Thousands of students face funding rejection after the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) processed appeals for the 2025 academic year

NSFAS funding faces student demands for direct payment. Concerns mount over accountability and safety.

NSFAS has confirmed the payment schedule for student allowances in 2025, providing clarity on when university and TVET college students can expect their funds.

Thousands of tertiary education students are funded by NSFAS. The government bursary scheme just released the 2025 pass requirements.

Many TVET college students receive NSFAS allowances. The scheme provided an important update on March 2025 payments.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has published the 2025 Eligibility Criteria and Conditions for its Student Loan Scheme. The document clarifies whether funding is automatically renewed or if students must reapply each year.

Thousands of students depend on the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) for monthly allowances. The University of South Africa (Unisa) has confirmed when payments will be made in 2025.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has released its approved allowance amounts for 2025, detailing the financial support students will receive for educational expenses.

Thousands of students at public higher education institutions rely on NSFAS funding. Here’s what Unisa students need to know about their 2025 allowances.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has outlined its accommodation allowance payment plans for 2025 and provided an update on resolving outstanding payments owed to accommodation providers from the 2024 academic year.

In 2025, the NSFAS will provide financial assistance to numerous students. Unisa, South Africa's largest university, has outlined its procedures for distributing NSFAS allowances to its students

The 2027 school year may still be some time away, but the official calendar has already been released. Here’s when the academic year will begin, end, and when school holidays will take place.

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has recovered approximately R1 billion since 2022, leading to parliamentary concerns regarding the appropriate use of recovered funds within the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).