Nsfas application

2022 - 9 - 27

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Nsfas applications for 2023 to open on Wednesday (Eyewitness News)

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande on Tuesday said the process was opening sooner than usual to give prospective applicants more time to submit ...

“[We are] using WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and in addition to that, using other methods. [Blade Nzimande](https://ewn.co.za/topic/blade-nzimande) on Tuesday said the process was opening sooner than usual to give prospective applicants more time to submit supporting documents. Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande on Tuesday said the process was opening sooner than usual to give prospective applicants more time to submit supporting documents.

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NSFAS application process simplified, has new features, Nzimande ... (TimesLIVE)

The combined household income for prospective students who wish to apply for bursaries for post-matric studies in public institutions remains at just below ...

He said the NSFAS online application portal was redesigned to be more user-friendly and closer to other platforms that prospective applicants are accustomed to, such as WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. “We are also working with the National Treasury to ensure that we align the post-school education and training (PSET) calendar with the government funding calendar to ensure that NSFAS has reserve funds before the PSET institutions reopen,” Nzimande said. “As opposed to the previous year, the scheme resolved to open the application cycle early to give prospective applicants enough time to submit their applications and supporting documents,” Nzimande said.

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NSFAS applications to open on Wednesday (Jacaranda FM)

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will open its application season on Wednesday for university and TVET students who need funding assistance ...

After benchmarking similar platforms, the NSFAS online application portal was redesigned to be more user-friendly and closer to other platforms that prospective applicants are accustomed to such as WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram,” he said. [You are invited to the ultimate holiday in paradise](https://www.jacarandafm.com/shows/drive/you-are-invited-ultimate-holiday-paradise/) Nzimande says the scheme resolved to open the application cycle early to give prospective applicants enough time to submit their applications and supporting documents.

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Nsfas funding applications will open on Wednesday, Ndzimande (Citizen)

Blade Ndzimande addressed the media on Tuesday pertaining to the opening of the Nsfas application process.

He added that many beneficiaries are trailblazers in their various industries as a result of the financial assistance. Additionally, applicants can pause the process and continue at a later stage without restarting from scratch, something which was not possible in previous cycles,” said Ndzimande. “Furthermore, to ensure that no applicant is left behind, NSFAS will embark on an outreach campaign, to ensure that individuals who do not have access to technological devices that enable them to apply online are given the necessary resources and support to apply,” he added.

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Higher education department 'following all cases' of NSFAS fraud (SowetanLIVE)

Higher education minister Blade Nzimande said his department welcomes the proclamation signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to allow the Special ...

“NSFAS has committed to co-operate fully with the SIU process to ensure that any actions that threaten the appropriate provision of funding to deserving students are dealt with and perpetrators are brought to book. “I also wish to send a stern warning to those who continue to defraud NSFAS and to indicate that, together with law enforcement agencies, we are following all the cases where there are suspected instances of fraud and corruption,” Nzimande said. The SIU said last month that the first part will look into the management of the scheme's finances and the second part will investigate the allocation of loans, bursaries and any other funding payable to students in terms of the provisions of the NSFAS Act.

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