The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) plays a vital role in funding the higher education dreams of countless students at public institutions in South Africa. If you're a student at the ...

A seemingly obvious glitch on the NSFAS Student Portal has stopped many students from receiving their monthly allowances at all.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme, NSFAS bursary, is a Department of Higher Education and Training scheme. It aims at boosting those who do not have the financial means to fund their ...

NSFAS has received thousands of appeal applications from students wanting to secure funding for 2025. The government bursary ...

Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Buti Manamela, is urging students to apply for National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding ahead of the 15 December deadline. Speaking to SABC News ...

A new CEO now joins a new board of directors at NSFAS as the scheme continues with the 2025 academic year with changes.

Providing a breakdown of NSFAS’s operational structure and eligibility criteria, Sithole said the national bursary primarily funded three categories of students. He explained that NSFAS ...

The DA believes the Department of Higher Education and Training must take a more serious approach to the critical role TVET colleges play in equipping students with the skills needed to drive economic ...

The arrears relate to “students [that] were allowed to lodge using their provisionally funded or funded NSFAS”, said its chief executive, Kagisho Mamabolo. “Our members have informed us ...

An educational expert and students have expressed their hopes for change at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) after its recent change in leadership. Nsfas announced on Wednesday ...

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) has condemned reports of landlords exploiting vulnerable students. This includes sexual coercion by landlords towards students in exchange for rent.

The university further said that while they cannot erase all student debt, NSFAS-funded students with sufficient bursary payments to cover outstanding fees will have their registration holds lifted.