How To Create My Nsfas Account

How To Create My Nsfas Account 2024/2025

All candidates hoping to apply for NSFAS, update their details or track their application will need to create a myNSFAS account. First-time applicants applying for Nsfas and wanting to create an account with Nsfas are to provide a valid ID number, cell phone number and a working email address. Applicants applying are encouraged to ensure that their contact details are correct because NSFAS will use those details to communicate essential updates regarding their application. If their contact details do change, they may revisit their profile to update their details.

Personal details and passwords should be kept private to avoid identity theft or scammers from accessing the profile. Once the account has been created, a message confirming the account creation will pop on the screen. It is important to accept the terms and conditions because it allows NSFAS to validate the information provided in the application. If the terms and conditions are not accepted, the applicant would not be able to create their myNSFAS account.

Both public universities and Tvet College students can apply for Nsfas for the 2024/2025 academic year from the 28th of September through to the &th of January. The application date may be extended to the 21st of January but it is advisable to apply early while the application doors are open to prevent disappointments.

2024/2025 Nsfas Application Deadline

The online application for Nsfas will be open from the 28th of September and the application deadline is on the 7th of January.

Read: How To Apply NSFAS Form 2023

Documents Needed When Applying For NSFAS In 2024/2025

The following documents need certified copies, and they can’t be older than three months. The South African Police Service or the South African Post Office must certify your documentation. This also holds true if you are under 18 or above 18 but STILL DEPENDENT on your parent’s or guardian’s combined family income:

• a verified copy of your birth certificate or South African ID. A certified copy of your unabridged birth certificate must be provided if you are under the age of 18.
• Neither an intelligent ID card nor a green bar-coded ID is valid for 16-year-olds.
• IDs for the guardians or parents (death certificate)
• IDs for the guardian or parents (and a death certificate if applicable).
• If you are employed, you may provide proof of your own or your guardian’s yearly household income in the form of pay stubs or appointment letters. (This applies to all sources of income for all members of the family, including grants from SASSA, the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), and retirement, life, disability, or other benefits received in a single payment or over the course of a year.)
  an official copy of your most recent test results or transcript. (If you are currently enrolled in Grade 12, you are exempt from submitting this.)
• records from the registrar of the university (if applicable)
• paperwork for lodging and trip (if applicable)
• Download the consent form, fill it out, and get the signatures of all applicants with disclosed income.
• If you have a disability, download and complete the Disability Annexure A Form.

Read: Is NSFAS Online Application Open 2023

 

How To Create My Nsfas Account 2024/2025

The process below will guide students to create an account with Nsfas for the year 2024:

• Visit the official website of Nsfas@ https://www.nsfas.org.za
• Click on the myNSFAS tab in the top right corner.
• Fill in your personal details as they appear on your Identity Document (ID).
• Fill in your valid contact details.
• Accept the terms and conditions by ticking the box provided.
• Create a password to protect your account, confirm the password then click on ‘Create’.

NSFAS Contact Details

• Post: Private Bag X1, Plumstead 7801, South Africa
  Address: 10 Brodie Road, House Vincent 2nd Floor, Wynberg, Cape Town 7700
  Tel: 0860 067 327
  Email: info@nsfas.org.za
  Twitter: @myNSFAS

Do you wish to study or are already studying at a public university or TVET college and come from a family with an income of R350 000 or less, then apply for Nsfas. NSFAS is a government entity under the Department of Higher Education and Training established according to the NSFAS Act (Act 56 of 1999) to provide financial support to disadvantaged students who wish to further their studies at public universities or TVET colleges. Visit The official website of Nsfas For More Details.

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