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Nsfas Registration Form

Nsfas Registration Form

NSFAS was established according to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme Act (Act 56 of 1999) and incorporated TEFSA (Tertiary Education Fund of South Africa). From 1993 to 2000, TEFSA was the primary non-profit company in terms of Section 21 of the Companies Act and ceased to operate in July 2000. All existing loans on the TEFSA books were transferred to NSFAS.

Financial Aid
The NSFAS Act enables any student to apply for a bursary from NSFAS but allows the board to impose conditions, generally, or in respect of a particular loan or bursary. Such conditions include using the means test and the loan conversion of up to 40 percent of any loan as an incentive for academic success.

REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY

1. Provide your own cellphone number and email address
2. You must have a copy of your ID or birth certificate
3. National ID copies of parents, guardians or spouse
4. The evidence of your income or 1 year’s IRP5 if necessary
5. The proof of income of your parents, guardian, or spouse.
6. If you are a SASSA grant recipient, you don’t need to provide any evidence of income.
7. All Applicants with a disability should provide and submit a completed and signed Disability Annexure A Form
8. An applicant who is known as a Vulnerable Child by the Department of Social Development should also provide a completed and signed Vulnerable Child Declaration and Consent Form.

Apply for NSFAS Online

First, you’ll need to visit the NSFAS website and register to make an account.

Once you’ve done that, you’ll be able to fill out the online application form.

• This process can take about 30 minutes
• You’ll need to have certified scanned copies of the following documents:
  • Identity Document/Birth Certificate
  • Matric Certificate
  • Latest Academic Results
  • Proof of parents’ income (if they are employed)
  • Death Certificate/s (if parents are dead)
  • Doctor’s Certificate (if permanently disabled)