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Colleges Which Offer NSFAS 2024-2025?

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is a government-funded initiative in South Africa aimed at providing financial assistance to eligible students who wish to pursue higher education. Each year, NSFAS collaborates with numerous colleges and universities to offer financial aid packages to deserving students.

For the academic year 2024-2025, several institutions have partnered with NSFAS to provide financial support, ensuring that students can access quality education without financial barriers. This article will explore some of the colleges that are offering NSFAS for the upcoming academic year, highlighting the opportunities provided and the importance of such collaborations in promoting equal access to education.

Colleges Nsfas Online Application Date For 2024

Most of the public Tvet Colleges in South Africa have made it feasible for their students and applicants to apply for Nsfas bursaries to help them and take care of their educational needs, such as their tuition, lodging, and books. Nsfas will start its application window for students to apply for bursaries and funding for the academic year 2024-2025 on September 28, 2023, at www.nsfas.org.za. The last day of submission for all NSFAS applications is the end of January 2024.

For NSFAS qualifying Tvet college students. NSFAS will pay for the following expenses from the academic year 2024-2025

Registration & Tuition Fees
Personal Care Allowance
Transport Allowance
Accommodation Allowance

NSFAS Allowances for Tvet Colleges Students

Any student at Tvet College who is granted NSFAS support will get the following allowances for the academic year 2024-2025.

Rent/Accommodation allowance of R24,000 per annum for students in an urban area
Rent/Accommodation allowance of R18,900 per annum for students peri-urban area
Accommodation or Rent allowances of R15,750 per annum for students in a rural area
Allowances for Transportation of R7,350 up to 40 km from the institution) per annum
Allowances for Transportation of R7000 per annum
Incidental/personal care allowance R2900 per annum

Tvet Courses that Receive NSFAS Funding

The following courses offered at Colleges will receive funding for the academic year 2024

Engineering Studies – (NCV & NATED)

Engineering and Related Design
Electrical Infrastructure
Civil Engineering Construction
Information Technology & Computer Science

Business & Utility Studies (NCV & NATED)

Management
Marketing
Finance
Office Administration
Economics & Accounting
Education & Development

Hospitality

Tourism
Safety in Society and Transport & Logistics
Pre-Learning Programme (PLP

Documents Needed to Apply for Colleges NSFAS Funding

Candidates applying for Nsfas at any of South Africa’s Tvet colleges for the academic year 2024 must have the following.

Identification Documents/Birth Certificate
Proof of Household Income
Academic Transcripts and Certificates
Proof of University or College Acceptance
Consent form
Disability Documentation

NSFAS Application Qualifications Criteria

To apply for NSFAS funding for the academic year 2024-2025, you need to meet the requirements below

The applicant must be a South African
A student must be registered or intending to register on a PLP, NC(V) or Report 191 programme at any of the fifty (50) public TVET Colleges in South Africa;
Must be in need of financial assistance (NSFAS will determine whether or not a student meets the financial eligibility criteria);
Must not be enrolling for a qualification that duplicates previous learning that was state-funded
Applicants must be in a maximum threshold of up to R350,000 of combined gross family income per annum and are admitted/received a firm offer for enrolment in a College.

Which Colleges Offer Nsfas South Africa In 2024-2025

The following are the public Tvet Colleges that will offer NSFAS bursary for the academic year 2024-2025: