The NSFAS which is an acronym for National Student’s Financial Aid Scheme has declared that their portals are now open for students to apply for the NSFAS Semester 2 student aid funds. The NSFAS funding is a fund aid project that was created to support students who are in Vocational and Technical Training colleges.
This opportunity is tailored to offer the little assistance that is possible to aid these students in the above-mentioned colleges to achieve their future dreams of learning a vocation or a technical skill. This funding is also there to assist students and this is a way of maintaining the professionalism of the country.
However, this funding encourages students to go into vocational and technical colleges like this and acquire skills so that we do not need to import laborers to work in different facets of our industry. This will help to stimulate and balance the economy of the nation because not much assistance is needed from other countries.
The NSFAS Semester 2 Student Aid Funds are divided into two sections. The first section is for those students who are NSFAS allowance recipients monthly while the second one is for the NSFAS housing and accommodation scheme. The program is set in such a way that students who qualify for the monthly allowance program will not benefit from the housing and accommodation and vice versa.
The NSFAS also offers loans to students who are in dire need to support their educational pursuits. They can access loans of up to ZAR600,000 in a year depending on their repayment policy.
Eligibility Criteria For The NSFAS Semester 2 Student Aid Funds
To be eligible for the NSFAS Semester 2 Student Aid Funds, especially for new students who wish to join the already-running program. You will need to check if you possess the following:
- The applicant must be a bonafide citizen of South Africa by birth in order to qualify for this student fund aid. Foreigners studying in any of these technical and vocational colleges will not be allowed to apply for this student aid fund.
- The applicant must be a student in need and the documents provided must show that the gross income of your family is less than ZAR 300,000
- An existing member or even the new applicant must be a member of any PLP or a Report 191 program in any of the Technical and Vocation Colleges in South Africa.
- The applicant must not be enrolled in any of the state-funded bursary programs. Once it is discovered that the applicant is enrolled in any other state-funded program, the student might lose both.
How To Apply For NSFAS Semester 2 Student Aid Funds
To apply for the NSFAS Semester 2 Student Aid Funds, you must first check the eligibility criteria to see if you are qualified for this bursary fund before making an application. You should note that any incomplete application will not be accepted into the program. The following steps will aid you in the application process in order to access your funds.
- Gain access to the NSFAS Portal and either log into your account for existing account holders or create a new account for new applicants.
- Click on the ‘Register’ button and fill in your details to create an account. Ensure that the details and the contact addresses are valid and working because the NSFAS will contact you through it.
- Once you have finished filling out the required details marked with asterisks, you can proceed by pressing ‘Submit’.
- Then you can wait for your confirmation message from the NSFAS email address. Note that your application is subject to review.
What is Required During The NSFAS Application Process
In applying for the NFSAS Student Aid Funds, you will have to get ready to go the extra mile in providing your personal details to the NFSAS team so that it will help them access and check your application to know how valid it is. The following will be required of the applicant during the application process.
- A valid functional contact number and email address of the applicant will be required. The applicant is to make sure that these contact addresses are working perfectly because they will certainly send messages to them to confirm.
- A copy of a valid means of identification such as your international passport, National Identification Card, or your birth certificate.
- A valid and current identification card or any other means of identification of your parents or guardian.
- Applicants with a working history with either a company or an institute can provide proof of salary or income that is not less than five months.
- Applicants who have no job or work history can provide their parent or guardian’s job history and income proof
- Applicants who are benefactors of the SASSA grant will not need to provide any proof of income or job history.
- Any Applicant with a disability such as impaired hearing, partial sight issue, psychosocial problems, or any other chronic illnesses will have to fill out a special form. You can download the form here
- Any applicant who falls into the category of vulnerable children, that is children who are still in their teenage will need to also fill out a special form. Download the form here
Easy Steps on How To Get Your Fundings
To get your funding easily, you will have to follow these steps carefully. Note that you can only apply for your NSFAS Student Aid once. Any application that is more than once will not be reviewed by the review team.
Step 1: You must create an account if you are a new user and wait for your account to be reviewed and approved by the review team. After creating your account and having it approved, click on ‘Apply Fund’ and fill in your details and your father’s and mother’s details as the application entails. if the section or field does not apply to you, you can skip it.
Step 2: Students who are married are to fill in details that pertain to them and click ‘Next’ to continue the application process. While students with guardians can also do the same.
Step 3: Once you are through with filling out all these steps and presenting the necessary documents. You can do well to crosscheck your application details to see if they are all correct before clicking ‘Submit’.
