National Student Financial Aid Scheme NSFAS application for the 2024 academic year are now open and will close on January 31st. After the closing date, applications will not be considered. Make sure your preferred course is on the list of courses that NSFAS will fund in 2024 before applying. All NSFAS-funded courses are listed in this article.
NSFAS is for prospective students who wish to continue their education at a public university or TVET college in South Africa but lack the financial resources to do so.
The following documents are required to apply for NSFAS 2024
Applications must be submitted through the NSFAS website and will require the following documentation:
- A copy of your birth certificate or ID
- Copy of ID of parents, guardians, or spouse (if applicable)
- Proof of income or IRP5 (if applicable) for one year
- Income proof from your parents, guardians, or spouse
- It is not necessary to provide proof of income if you are a SASSA grant recipient
- A completed and signed Disability Annexure A Form must be submitted by applicants with disabilities, click here to download it
- A Vulnerable Child Declaration and Consent Form must be completed and signed by the applicant who has been recognized by the Department of Social Development as a Vulnerable Child.
Which Courses Will NSFAS Fund In 2024 -2024
Public universities or TVET colleges are eligible for NSFAS funding only for their first undergraduate degrees, including online and full-time courses.
Following are the courses they fund:
- Hospitality, Tourism, Travel, Gaming, and Leisure
- Human Resources
- Industrial & Organizational Governance and HR Development
- Information Studies
- Information Technology and Computer Sciences
- Justice in Society
- Language
- Life Sciences
- Literature
- Manufacturing and Assembly
- Marketing
- Mathematical Sciences
- Mechatronics
- Media Studies
- Music
- Nature Conservation
- Occupationally Directed ETD Practice
- Office Administration
- People/Human-Centred Development
- Performing Arts
- Personal Care
- Physical Planning, Design, and Management
- Physical Sciences
- Preventive Health
- Process Instrumentation
- Primary Agriculture
- Process Plant Operations
- Procurement
- Project Management
- Promotive Health and Developmental Services
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Public Policy, Politics, and Democratic Citizenship
- Public Relations
- Rehabilitative Health/Services
- Religious and Ethical Foundations of Society
- Rural and Agrarian Studies
- Safety in Society
- Schooling
- Secondary Agriculture
- The sovereignty of the State
- Sport
- Traditions, History, and Legacies
- Transport, Operations, and Logistics
- Urban and Regional Studies
- Visual Arts
- Wholesale and Retail
- Adult Learning
- Building Construction
- Building Construction
- Cleaning, Domestic, Hiring, Property and Rescue Services
- Communication Studies
- Consumer Services
- Cultural Studies
- Curative Health
- Design Studies
- Drawing Office Practice
- Early Childhood Development
- Earth and Space Sciences
- Electrical Infrastructure Construction
- Engineering and Related Design
- Environmental Relations
- Environmental Sciences
- Fabrication and Extraction
- Film Television and Video
- Finance, Economics, and Accounting
- Forestry and Wood Technology
- General Social Science
- Generic
- Generic Management
- Higher Education and Training
- Horticulture