The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has processed all funding applications ahead of the start of the 2026 academic year. {{image}} “NSFAS is pleased to confirm that it has processed all ...

"Students do have the right to appeal, and we're encouraging them if they want to appeal, they do so." The appeals window has opened as application outcomes are communicated, with the final deadline ...

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) provides crucial support to South African students from low-income households. If you are planning to apply for 2025, checking your NSFAS status ...

As February marks the beginning of the 2026 tertiary academic year, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) said it had successfully disbursed R3.6 billion to universities for student ...

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has guaranteed students vying for financial aid that funding for the 2026 academic year will be done timeously with upfront payments on February 1, ...

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will hold its inaugural NSFAS Board media briefing on Wednesday afternoon to provide an update on updates on the 2025 academic year application ...

More than 1 million tertiary education students, including more than 600 000 first-time entrants, will be funded for the 2026 academic year. This was confirmed by the National Student Financial Aid ...

For the 2026 academic year, NSFAS has streamlined its appeals process to ensure that every student is afforded a fair and equitable opportunity to have their application reconsidered. “Upon receiving ...

Nearly 700 000 students have been approved for funding by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) for the 2026 academic year. More than 132 000 applications have been rejected, according to ...

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme says it has processed 90 percent of the applications that initially had outstanding documents. The scheme said that more than half have already been approved ...

“NSFAS is pleased to confirm that it has processed all 2026 funding applications prior to the start of the 2026 academic year as committed to by the 31st December 2025. All students can view their ...

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has processed all funding applications ahead of the start of the 2026 academic year. "NSFAS is pleased to confirm that it has processed all 2026 ...