Do NSFAS Fund Online Courses? There a lot of South African Universities Offer Distance Learning Courses,As NSFAS Funds University and College students Most of South African who wish to Pursue their study Online they desired to know if they will be funded by NSFAS?this article prepared to give clear Answer.
They fund students who are enrolled at the University of South Africa (Unisa) which is a distance e-learning university. Unisa offers many courses online which can be funded by NSFAS.
However, NSFAS does not fund any short courses or short-term degrees administered online and they also don’t fund any online degrees offered at private colleges.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR NSFAS FUNDING
Applicants must ensure that they satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying:
- You must be a South African citizen
- You must be studying or intend on studying towards an undergraduate qualification in 2024
- You must be studying or intend on studying a public tertiary institution within South Africa (University or TVET College)
- You must NOT have completed any previous qualifications
- You must fall into at least 1 of these categories:
- 1) you are a SASSA grant recipient
- 2) you have a total combined household income of NOT more than R350 000 per annum
- 3) you are living with a disability AND have a total combined household income NOT more than R600 000 per annum
- 4) you started studying before 2018 and have total combined household income of NOT more than R122 000 per annum
WHAT EXPENSES DOES NSFAS COVER?
NSFAS funding will cover the following fees: registration fees, tuition fees, study material expenses, food allowance, incidental/ personal care, as well as accommodation or transport.
University students will receive the following funding:
- Accommodation – the amount charged by the university (or the equivalent amount for private accommodation)
- Transport of no more than R7 500 per year (up to maximum distance of 40 km from the institution)
- Living allowance of no more than R15 000 per year
- Book allowance of no more than R5 200 per year
- Incidental/ personal care allowance of no more than R2 900 per year (if residing in catered residence)
- Accommodation of no more than R24 000 per year in an urban area/ no more than R18 900 per year in a peri-urban area/ no more than R15 750 per year in a rural area
- Transport of no more than R7 350 per year
- Incidental/ personal care allowance of no more than R2 900 per year
