{"id":1698,"date":"2021-08-10T10:14:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T08:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentroom.co.za\/wiki\/?p=1698"},"modified":"2021-08-10T10:14:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T08:14:03","slug":"national-student-financial-aid-scheme-nsfas-application-how-to-apply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentroom.co.za\/wiki\/national-student-financial-aid-scheme-nsfas-application-how-to-apply\/","title":{"rendered":"National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Application: How to apply"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Application: How to apply for NSFAS Bursary<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, you\u2019ve made the decision to study at TVET or university in the next academic year and you want NSFAS to fund your studies. So you want to know more about the application process \u2013 how do you apply for National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)? What do you need to do in order to make sure that you can go exactly where you want to go?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for funding for your studies, you probably know you need to go through NSFAS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may be a little confused as to how to apply though, so here\u2019s a quick guide on how to apply for NSFAS online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Get your certified supporting documents ready.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will need:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 South African ID document\/card (or an unabridged birth certificate if you do not have a green bar-coded ID or Smart ID card)<br>\u2022 ID of parents and\/or guardian (Or death certificate where applicable)&nbsp;<br>\u2022 Pay advice\/ letter of employment\/pension advice stating income. Should not be older than 3 months (SASSA slips are not required and SASSA should not be included as household income).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to apply for NSFAS Online<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>First, you\u2019ll need to visit the NSFAS website and register to make an account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve done that, you\u2019ll be able to fill out the online application form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This process can take about 30 minutes<\/li><li>You\u2019ll need to have <strong>certified<\/strong> scanned copies of the following documents:<ul><li>Identity Document\/Birth Certificate<\/li><li>Matric Certificate<\/li><li>Latest Academic Results<\/li><li>Proof of parents\u2019 income (if they are employed)<\/li><li>Death Certificate\/s (if parents are dead)<\/li><li>Doctor\u2019s Certificate (if permanently disabled)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my.nsfas.org.za\/mynsfas\/selfservice.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ON THE NSFAS WEBSITE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Application: How to apply for NSFAS Bursary? So, you\u2019ve made the decision to study at TVET or university in the next academic year and you want NSFAS to fund your studies. So you want to know more about the application process \u2013 how do you apply for National Student [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[197],"tags":[259],"class_list":["post-1698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-institutions","tag-nsfas"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentroom.co.za\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentroom.co.za\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentroom.co.za\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentroom.co.za\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentroom.co.za\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1698"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/studentroom.co.za\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1700,"href":"https:\/\/studentroom.co.za\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1698\/revisions\/1700"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentroom.co.za\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentroom.co.za\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentroom.co.za\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentroom.co.za\/wiki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}