The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has processed 893 847 funding applications for 2026 - prior to the start of the academic year.

More than 1 million tertiary education students, including more than 600 000 first-time entrants, will be funded for the 2026 academic year. This was confirmed by the National Student Financial Aid ...

Around 130 000 students no longer qualify for continued funding from NSFAS in the 2026 academic year, according to the scheme.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme processed all 2026 funding applications by December 31 and confirmed allowances will be paid from February 1, giving students certainty as they begin the ...

Nearly 900,000 students have applied for funding for the 2026 academic year. Of these, 609,653 applications have been ...

According to NSFAS, it is looking at a new way to handle payments to student accommodation providers that could make a real ...

NSFAS has finalised its funding decisions for 2026, with SASCO welcoming the news while highlighting ongoing challenges that threaten student stability in South Africa's higher education.

Simon Majadibodu The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is unveiling its plan for the 2026 academic year.NSFAS Board Chairperson Dr Mugwena Maluleke is speaking in Pretoria. The address ...

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has processed all funding applications ahead of the start of the 2026 academic year.image“NSFAS is pleased to confirm that it has processed all 2026 ...