How to Apply for NSFAS 2025-2026

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!

1. Go to the NSFAS Application website: www.nsfas.org.za online
2. Then, create your myNSFAS account
3. Go and click on the “Apply” tab
4. Update all your details
5. Proceed to Upload all your supporting documents
6. 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:

1. Proof of your income or 1 yrs IRP5 if requested
2. Copies of your parents, guardian, or spouse’s ID
3. A working cellphone number and a valid email address
4. SASSA grant recipients are not to have any proof of income.
5. A copy of your ID or Birth certificate
6. Applicants as a Vulnerable Child by the Department of Social Development should also provide a completed and signed Vulnerable Child Declaration and Consent Form.
7. 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:

1. SASSA grant recipient
2. A combined household income is not more than R350,000 per year
3. A person with a disability with a combined household income of not more than R600,000 yearly
4. Students who began their University studies before 2018 and whose household income is not more than R122 000 per year

OTHER RELATED LINKS:

• Tshwane University of Technology NSFAS 2025
• NSFAS Status TUT 2025-2026
• NSFAS Application 2025 Opening Date
• Check NSFAS Application Status
• NSFAS Online Application Dates 2025-2026
• NSFAS Application for 2025 Opening Date