The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has processed all funding applications ahead of the start of the 2026 academic year. "NSFAS is pleased to confirm that it has processed all 2026 ...

More than 6 000 Nsfas applications are still awaiting verification, and 26 972 applicants still have outstanding documents.

As February marks the beginning of the 2026 tertiary academic year, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) said it had successfully disbursed R3.6 billion to universities for student ...

South Africa’s National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has urged students with pending appeals to submit all ...

"Students do have the right to appeal, and we're encouraging them if they want to appeal, they do so." The appeals window has opened as application outcomes are communicated, with the final deadline ...

The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, is set to brief the media on the state of readiness of universities and colleges for the 2026 academic year, as well as the opening of ...

NSFAS has stated how many students have actively been accepted for funding, alongside when the TVET funding date is set.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has urged students with pending appeals to submit all outstanding documents before the appeals window closes on 31 March 2026.Providing an update on ...

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has started announcing funding eligibility decisions for the 2026 academic year. In a statement, NSFAS said it had begun releasing decisions from ...

For the 2026 academic year, NSFAS has streamlined its appeals process to ensure that every student is afforded a fair and equitable opportunity to have their application reconsidered. “Upon receiving ...

NSFAS acting CEO Waseem Carrim acknowledges financial strain and ongoing accommodation crises but plans to stabilise the ...

Providing an update on applications for the 2026 academic year during a media briefing in Pretoria on Thursday, 5 March, NSFAS Acting CEO Waseem Carrim said the scheme has processed 101,201 appeals to ...