Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, made the announcement of Wednesday’s (28 September) opening of the application process at a briefing on Tuesday, 27 September 2022 ...

The combined household income threshold for prospective students who wish to apply for bursaries for post-matric studies in public institutions remains just below R350,000 a year. But if the applicant ...

National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) applicants who were unsuccessful in their 2022 funding application can now appeal the scheme’s decision. NSFAS announced that their appeals process was ...

An Internet-facing system of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) had a security flaw that, if exploited, would ...

The Department of Higher Education confirmed the applications opened as of 28th September. For the 2022 academic year, 985 672 applications were received with 140 636 of them being unsuccessful. The ...

Applications for funding for post-matric studies through the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has opened for the 2023 academic year, with thousands expected to sign up. Minister of higher ...

Two brothers uncovered a major security flaw in the NSFAS website, exposing student and administrator data. Learn how they ...

The 2023 National Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) application cycle has opened with over 200 000 students receiving instant approval for falling in the South African Social Security Agency category.