The National Student Financial Aid Scheme received 893,849 applications from first-time tertiary education students for 2026. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says it received 893,849 applications from first-time university and Further Education and Training (FET) college students for the 2026 academic year. The application period opened on September 16 and closed on November 15 anddecisions on funding eligibility are currently being communicated to students.
The application period opened on September 16 and closed on November 15 and unding eligibility are currently being communicated to students. NSFAS explained that continuing students are not required to reapply for NSFAS. “NSFAS is pleased to report significant progress in the assessment process.
To date, 481,128 from SASSA beneficiary applications have been successfully assessed and issued with funding eligibility decisions. In addition, 49,132 non-SASSA applications have been assessed with other applications continuing.” Students who applied for funding are advised to log in totheir myNSFAS portal to view their current application status and any updates related to their submissions. Students who applied for funding are advised to log in to their myNSFAS portal to view their current application status and any updates related to their submissions.
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