NATIONAL STUDENT FINANCIAL AID SCHEME BURSARY APPLICATION PROCESS

NSFAS provides financial assistance/aid to students who intend to enrol at the college.

It is advisable for applicants to go to an internet café or use their smartphones to apply online. The College’s computer labs can also be used to apply.

For application visit: www.nsfas.org.za.

ATTACHMENTS * Note that the following document will be required. Please attach certified copies of the following documents:

• (All certified copies must not be older than 3 months) your documents can be certified at South African Police Service or the South African Post Office. If you are under the age of 18 or if you are 18 and older and are STILL DEPENDENT on the household income of your parent or legal guardian, then this also applies to you.
• Certified copy of your Identity Document. If you are younger than 16 years of age, and do not have a green bar-coded ID or smart ID card, you must submit a certified copy of your unabridged birth certificate.
• Certified copy of Identity Document of each household member including parents or legal guardian.
• Certified copy of your latest academic transcript or exam results. If you are currently in Grade 12, you do not need to submit this.
• If you have been exempted from paying school fees, please provide a letter from the school informing NSFAS that you have been exempted.
• Certified or official copy of recent payslip, letter of employment, not older than three months for each parent, or the person who supports you, or your guardian or yourself if you are employed. This is for all types of employment or all forms of income for all members of the household. This includes any income received from SASSA grants, Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), or any pension grant, disability or other benefits paid as a lump sum or in monthly payments.
• If your parents or the person who supports you or your legal guardians are retired, please provide a copy of an official pension slip or bank statement showing pension payment.
• If either of your parents is deceased, please provide a certified copy of the death certificate.
• If your parents are divorced, please provide a certified copy of the divorce decree.
• If either of your parents does not live at home, please provide an affidavit explaining the reasons.
• If you have indicated that a dependent in your household is a student, please provide proof of registration or acceptance at TVET College or University for each dependent.
• A certified copy of the applicant’s Identity Document (ID) or birth certificate.
• Certified copies of the ID documents of parent(s), legal guardian, or spouse, where applicable.
• For applicants with a smart ID card, both the front and back sides of the card must be submitted.
• Proof of income for all relevant household members, where applicable.
• Applicants living with a disability must complete and submit the Disability Annexure A Form.
• Applicants recognized as vulnerable children by the Department of Social Development (DSD) must provide a completed Vulnerable Child Declaration Form, signed and stamped by a registered social worker.
• Applicants without family member details and/or in possession of an abridged birth certificate must complete the Declaration: Non-SASSA Form.

Note: The NSFAS online application system will automatically generate a list of required documents based on the applicant’s declared circumstances. It is important to note that affidavits and driver’s licences are not accepted as valid proof of identity.

1.         The criteria outlined in the aforementioned documents are subject to revision,
2.         therefore, it is advisable to consult the most recent version of the NSFAS Policy.