{"id":12688,"date":"2022-09-30T00:38:05","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T22:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/?p=12688"},"modified":"2022-09-30T00:38:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T22:38:12","slug":"2023-bursary-application-of-national-student-financial-aid-scheme-nsfas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/2023-bursary-application-of-national-student-financial-aid-scheme-nsfas\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Bursary Application of National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/National-Student-Financial-Aid-Scheme.jpg\" alt=\"National Student Financial Aid Scheme\" class=\"wp-image-12689\" title=\"National Student Financial Aid Scheme\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/National-Student-Financial-Aid-Scheme.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/National-Student-Financial-Aid-Scheme-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is inviting students to apply for Bursary Programme \/ Funding 2023 academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Bursary Application closing date<\/strong>: <strong>30 November 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is offering a Funding \/ Bursaries Programme for the 2023 academic year. The applications system will be open from 28 September 2022 until 30 November 2022 when the NSC results are released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who qualifies for NSFAS funding<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students qualify to get NSFAS funding if they are South African citizen or permanent resident who plans on registering or already studying at a public university or TVET college in South Africa and they will fall within one or more of the below categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>SASSA grant recipients (the SASSA COVID-19 grant does not count);<\/li><li>Persons whose combined household income is not more than R350 000 per year;<\/li><li>Persons living with disabilities with a combined household income of not more than R600 000 per annum.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct supporting documents are important in ensuring that NSFAS processes your funding application in time for your registration at an institution of higher learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Requirements you need to apply for the Bursary<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: All applicants must come up with the required supporting documents before the application process:<\/p><div class=\"a17b8461aa8852e9804489a09abe77ee\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6320557125022566\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Responsive Ad -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6320557125022566\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1510235538\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<ul><li>All applicants must provide a copy of their ID. A temporary ID issued by the Department of Home Affairs will be accepted;<\/li><li>Non-SASSA applicants must provide ID copies of parent\/s, legal guardian\/guardian or spouse;<\/li><li>Smart ID cards: a copy with both sides of the smart ID must be provided;<\/li><li>Proof of income: applicant and\/or parents\/legal guardian\/spouse (where applicable (non- SASSA) should provide the latest payslip not older than 3 months, UIF letter, appointment letter, and retrenchment letter (applicant and\/or parent(s), legal guardian\/spouse).<\/li><li>The person with disabilities to complete the disability Annexure A form.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to apply for the Bursary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can apply online via www.nsfas.org.za<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Follow these simple steps to apply<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Step 1: Go to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsfas.org.za\/content\/how-to-apply.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.nsfas.org.za<\/a><\/strong> and click on the \u2018myNSFAS\u2019 tab<\/li><li>Step 2: Create a myNSFAS account<\/li><li>Step 3: Click on the \u2018APPLY\u2019 tab and complete the sections on the screen<\/li><li>Step 4: Upload required supporting documents where applicable<\/li><li>Step 5: Click on \u2018Submit\u2019<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please note<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do not have a digital device or access to the internet, do not stress, simply pop into your nearest National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) or Thusong Centre to apply following the same steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prospective students are urged to apply to institutions via their application processes for a study place, as funding is only offered to students who are eligible for funding from NSFAS (financial eligibility) and who obtain a firm place to study in an approved programme at a public institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prospective students<\/strong> can access the NSFAS application portal at (website address). <strong>www.nsfas.org.za<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Student Financial Aid Scheme<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[448],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/National-Student-Financial-Aid-Scheme.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12688"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12688"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12690,"href":"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12688\/revisions\/12690"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}