Flavius Mareka TVET College Nsfas Application

Flavius Mareka TVET College Nsfas Application

Flavius Mareka TVET College Nsfas Application

NSFAS Bursary

• The NSFAS bursaries are available but they are not guaranteed – even to students who are deemed financially needy through the Means Test.
• Should a student choose not to apply for a bursary, such student will be liable for full payment of his/her studies.
• Returning students who were funded by NSFAS in the previous year need not re-apply for NSFAS, as the NSFAS will automatically continue to fund if you have made academic progress to the next level of their programme.
• The lists of provisionally funded students are sent regularly to college by NSFAS to allow students to be advanced with allowances therefore attendance and retention is maintained.
• It is encouraged that students that at all times they must attend their classes as travel and accommodation allowance to a beneficiary who fails to meet the minimum 80% class attendance requirement for a particular month in accordance with the DHET TVET Students Attendance and Punctuality Policy 2013 will not be disbursed.
• The NSFAS 2018 Rules and Guidelines administration document is available at the Student Support Services Office and SRC office.

 

Qualification Criteria

• Only South African citizens are eligible for the NSFAS
• A student must be registered or intending to register to study at a TVET college
• Applicants will qualify for funding if they fall within the maximum threshold of up to R350,000 of combined gross family income per annum;
• Returning students (studied prior to 2018) will qualify if they fall within the maximum threshold of up to R122,000 of combined gross family income per annum

 

NSFAS cover the following;

• Accommodation in an urban area
• Accommodation in a peri-urban area
• Accommodation in a rural area
• Transport (if you reside up to 40 km from the institution)
• Incidental/personal care allowance
• Registration
• Tuition

 

Additional support:

NSFAS funded students who have a disability are further supported through an additional allowance for:

• Medical Assessment: Limited to one assessment for the duration of the qualification and on request by the Disability Unit/ Student Support
• Assistive Devices: Limited to one Assistive Device for the duration of the study.
• Human Support: To cover for the cost of a caregiver, guide dog, scribe, tutor or sign language interpreter

 

 

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