How to Apply for NSFAS 2025-2026
How to Apply for NSFAS 2025-2026: NSFAS Online Application Form for 2025 Status
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Application 2025 can be applied online or in a hard copy application form. Follow the steps below to Apply Online Now!
- Go to the NSFAS Application website: www.nsfas.org.za online
- Then, create your myNSFAS account
- Go and click on the “Apply” tab
- Update all your details
- Proceed to Upload all your supporting documents
- Click on the “SUBMIT” button to complete and check your NSFAS Online Application 2025 status
Dates To Remember
Mark these important dates in your calendar to ensure you don’t miss any deadlines;
- Application Open Date: August 2025
- Application Close Date: November 2025
NSFAS Supporting Documents for 2025 Applications
Before you can apply online for NSFAS 2025, you will need the supporting documents below:
- Proof of your income or 1 yrs IRP5 if requested
- Copies of your parents, guardian, or spouse’s ID
- A working cellphone number and a valid email address
- SASSA grant recipients are not to have any proof of income.
- A copy of your ID or Birth certificate
- Applicants as a Vulnerable Child by the Department of Social Development should also provide a completed and signed Vulnerable Child Declaration and Consent Form.
- Students with disabilities should submit a completed and signed Disability Annexure A Form
How to Check NSFAS Application Status 2025-2026
If you want to check NSFAS Status for 2025, please visit https://my.nsfas.org.za and log in with your details.
When to Apply for NSFAS Application 2025
The NSFAS Online Application for 2025-2026 will be opening on 28 September 2025 and the closing date is 21 January 2026. Therefore, all applicants are encouraged to take note of the application date and apply on time before the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) deadline.
Who Qualifies for NSFAS 2025
You qualify for an NSFAS Bursary if you are a South African citizen who plans to study in 2025 or you are already studying at a public university or TVET college and you meet the following requirements:
- SASSA grant recipient
- A combined household income is not more than R350,000 per year
- A person with a disability with a combined household income of not more than R600,000 yearly
- Students who began their University studies before 2018 and whose household income is not more than R122 000 per year
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