The government bursary scheme received more than 1.6 millions funding applications were for the 2023 academic year, and at least 613 000 applications were provisionally accepted.
According to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) board chairperson, Ernest Khosa a total of 338,320 were continuing-students and 275,589 were new applicants who had been provisionally accepted for this year’s funding.
South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) beneficiaries who will be entering public tertiary institutions for their first time have been instantly funded by Nsfas.
Recently, the Scheme announced that it has released the funding list for Non-Sassa applicants and returning students to public universities and Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges.
In a statement, the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr. Blade Nzimande has shared:
To ensure that timeous information is provided to students, Nsfas has deployed its officials to all our institutions.
Part of the duties of the officials will be to resolve any queries and challenges faced by Nsfas beneficiaries in relation to the government bursaries.
According to Higher Education, this forms part of the Scheme’s effort to bring the resources and information closer to the students.
As the Scheme has deployed its officials, Nzimande has confirmed that these officials will be stationed at the relevant tertiary institution until 7 February 2023.
This is an indication that these officials will be at public universities and TVET colleges across the country temporarily.
Nsfas-funded students who will require assistance have been advised to visit the financial aid office on campus and request for a Nsfas representative for help with their query.
To make sure that the 2023 academic year is delay free, Nsfas has scheduled its payment to public universities and TVET Colleges, making sure that initial costs needed by these institutions are covered soonest.
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