NSFAS Application Center In Eastern Cape South African Universities and Tvet Colleges Students from Eastern Cape Province may Apply for NSFAS Bursary on the Center List in this Article
Funding Request for NSFAS Account:
- Go to www.nsfas.org.za to register as a myNSFAS user or to re-register an existing account.
- Select “myNSFAS” from the drop-down menu.
- “Register” may be accessed by clicking on it.
- Allow NSFAS to validate your information by checking the box.
- Then, as shown on your South African Identity Document, put your ID number in the space (ID)
- As shown by your ID number, type in your entire name and surname.
- Put your current email address in the box below.
- Your email address must be confirmed.
- Enter your phone number here.
- Make a password for yourself
- Password verification
- Send us a copy of your ID.
- Register by clicking on it.
- An OTP will be issued to the entered email address and phone number (this OTP expires after 24 hours)
- Click Submit after entering the OTP.
- Your re-registration process is now complete.
- To access the online application form, choose the APPLY option.
NSFAS application documents
Prepare certified copies of the following papers that are less than three months old. The South African Police Service or the South African Post Office will need to certify your papers. This also applies if you are under the age of 18 or 18 and STILL DEPENDENT on your parent’s or legal guardian’s combined household income:
- A legitimate copy of your South African ID or a birth certificate that has not been tampered with.
- You must provide a certified copy of your unabridged birth certificate if you are less than 16 years old and do not have a green bar–coded ID or smart ID card.
- Parental and/or guardian identification cards (death certificate if applicable)
- Each member of your family’s identification
- Proof of yearly family income, such as a paystub or appointment letter, for your parents or guardians, or yourself if working. (This applies to all sorts of work or income for all family members.) This includes income from SASSA grants, the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), and any lump-sum or monthly payments of retirement, life, disability, or other benefits.)
- Your most recent academic transcript or exam results, certified. (You do not need to submit this if you are presently in Grade 12)
- Registration papers from the university (if applicable)
- Documents for Travel and Staying (if applicable)
- Marriage proof (if applicable)
- Download the permission form and sign it with the signatures of everyone whose income was indicated in the application.
- Download and fill out the Disability Annexure A Form if you have a disability.
NSFAS Application Forms (Manual) / Offline:
You’ll be handed a physical copy of the application form to fill out at one of the application locations.
Fill out the nsfas application form in black ink, and use CAPITAL letters to fill inside the blocks.
Make sure you don’t leave any text blank and write correctly.
Sign the permission form with your parents/guardians.
Before submitting the application form, get certified copies of the required supporting papers and staple them to the application form.
Documents must be certified on the front side of the page within three months after receipt.
Sign and return the completed application form to one of the NYDA assistants.
A barcode will be included with the application. Wait for the receipt card’s little acknowledgement with the replicated barcode to appear.
Check the progress of your NSFAS application.
By visiting https://my.nsfas.org.za/, you may check the progress of your NSFAS application.
There are also application centres around the province such as:
- 2nd Floor, FNB Building, Oxford Street, East London, Eastern Cape
- Erf 1400, Ntsizwa Street, Mount Ayliff, Alfred Nzo District, Eastern Cape
- Kwantu Towers, Ground Floor, Govern Mbeki Avenue, Market Square, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
- Myezo House, Nelson Mandela Drive, Shell Ultra City – Mthatha, N2, Mthatha, OR District, Eastern Cape (building next Shell garage)
- ECDC Building, 22 Cathcart street, Komani, Chris Hani District, Eastern Cape
These application centres are made up of National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) centres, Thusong Centres and various other teacher and youth development centres.
