Nsfas Documents Needed 2025/2026
Nsfas Application Documents Needed 2025/2026
Step-by-Step Guide to NSFAS 2025/2026 Document Requirements:
NSFAS supporting documents encompass the necessary paperwork that applicants must include with their National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) application to demonstrate their qualification for financial assistance. These documents play an important role in enabling NSFAS to evaluate an applicant’s financial status, academic performance, and personal background.
NSFAS, a government-funded institution, offers financial aid to disadvantaged students in South Africa. For the 2025/2026 academic year, applicants seeking NSFAS funding are required to submit specific supporting documents alongside their application.
This article presents a comprehensive guide to the requisite NSFAS supporting documents for the 2025/2026 application cycle, facilitating a smooth application process and enhancing the likelihood of securing financial assistance.
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Nsfas Online Application Date 2025/2026
- The online application for the Nsfas 2025/2026 academic year will be open from the 21st of November 2024 and the application will be closing on the 31st of January 2025.
- Applications that will be submitted after the online application deadline will be rejected automatically, it is therefore advised to apply early to meet the deadline.
Who qualifies for NSFAS funding
The following are the persons who qualify for NSFAS funding:
- All South African citizens
- All SASSA grant recipients qualify for funding
- Applicants whose combined household income is not more than R350 000 per annum
- A person with disability: Combined household income must not be more than R600 000 per annum
- Students who started studying before 2020 and whose household income is not more than R122 000 per annum.
NSFAS Applications Supporting Documents for 2025/2026
The following are the supporting documents that need to be attached to your application form before submission:
- Certified copy of the applicant’s South African ID or birth certificate
- Certified ID copies of parents, guardians, or spouse (if applicable)
- Proof of income for parents, guardians, or spouse
- Proof of residence
- Signed and completed consent form
- Academic transcripts or Grade 12 certificate
- Most recent academic transcripts for students already enrolled at a university or TVET college
- Proof of registration or acceptance at a public university or TVET college
- Death certificates for deceased parents, if applicable
- Divorce decree, if the applicant’s parents are divorced
- Court order for maintenance, if applicable
What does the bursary cover
Amounts indicated for accommodation, living allowance, transport and learning materials need to be aligned with the approved latest DHET guidelines.
UNIVERSITY
- Accommodation
As per the actual costs charged by the university (costs for private accommodation must not exceed costs for university residence) - Transport (up to 40 km from the institution) R7 500 per annum
- Living allowance R15, 000 per annum
- Book allowances R5200 per annum
- Incidental/personal care allowance of R2900 per annum for students in catered residences
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TVET
- Accommodation in an urban area is R24,000 per annum
- Accommodation in a peri-urban area is R18,900 per annum
- Accommodation in a rural area is R15,750 per annum
- Transport (up to 40 km from the institution) R7,350 per annum
- Transport R7000 per annum
- Incidental/personal care allowance R2900 per annum
Nsfas Contact Details
- Postal Private Bag X1, Plumstead, 7801
- Physical- 2nd Floor, House Vincent, 10 Brodie Road, Wynberg, Cape Town, 7700
- Tel- 021 763 3200 / 08000 67327
- Web- www.nsfas.org.za
Hope The information given above has been useful to you. If you have any suggestions, kindly leave them in the comments section provided below. You can also visit the official website of Nsfas for more clarification.
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