Tomorrow, September 3rd, is the start of NSFAS applications for 2019 - Please read and note the issue of cell phone numbers and documents that are needed to apply online.https://twitter.com/mynsfas?lang=enApplications are now being accepted,starting September 3, 2018, take a look at the application procedure at the link below to understand what documents and information you are likely to need to submit.
http://www.nsfas.org.za/content/howtoapply.html#account2Quoting:2018APPLICATIONSBefore you start! Important information How to apply online How to drop and go your paper application form NYDA and Local Youth Office branchesA. Before applying you should have decided which course you want to study and at which public university/TVET college. You will need to select these choices in the application form.B. Make sure you have electronic (and certified copies) of the following: Your South African identity document/card or, an unabridged birth certificate IDs of parents and/or guardian (or ***** certificate where applicable) IDs of each person living with you in your home Pay advice/letter of employment/pension advice (not older than three months) Please download the consent form and fill it in with your parent/guardian's signatures. Applications without a consent form that is signed by all people whose incomes have been declared in the application will not be accepted, and will be considered as incomplete. If you have a disability, please download the Disability Annexure A and fill it inC. When you provide your cell phone number on the application form, make sure it works and please do not change it afterwards, as NSFAS will use it to communicate with you during and after the application process. Please do not provide someone else's cell phone number as your contact number.You will also need an email address. If you do not have an email address, you can easily create a gmail address, by clicking here.D. You must not apply if:- You have already applied and have an application reference number- You are not intending to apply for admission to a public university or TVET college- You already have NSFAS funding for 2017- You are not a South African citizenE. For postgraduate studies, only students who plan to do the following postgraduate qualification may apply:1. B Tech - Architecture/Architectural Technology2. B Tech - Biokinetics/Biomedical Technology/Biotechnology3. Postgraduate Certificate in Education4. Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting, and5. LLB
