Bursary Applications 2025.<\/strong><\/h2>\nApplication forms and information for NSFAS can be obtained from the Gert Sibande TVET College Financial Aid office.<\/p>\n
The application forms must be accompanied by all stated supporting documents, eg, Certified ID copy of student\/ applicant, Certified ID copies of both parents if one\/both are deceased- certified death certificate, income statement\/ payslip of both parents if they are working, if they are not working an affidavit stating they are not working, if they are getting a grant, a proof showing that, if the applicant has brothers and sisters, their certified ID\/ birth certificates copies if they are registered with other tertiary institutions, proof of that is also required. Original documents and copies must be taken to the nearest Police station\/ local Post Office for the stamp.<\/p>\n
Original documents are not accepted. It is the responsibility of the student to make sure that the application form is fully\/ correctly completed.<\/p>\n
On submission of the NSFAS application form, the student will receive a receipt, which should be kept as proof of application, without it, is your word against ours. Please present your slip at all times to the Financial Aid\/Bursary Office.<\/p>\n
First-year students will only be given an application form for Financial Assistance upon providing the Financial Aid Office with a letter from the university indicating that the student has been either accepted or provisionally accepted for the 2025 academic year.<\/p>\n
The value of the NSFAS award will only be credited to the student\u2019s fee account in the third term, once all bursaries have been awarded and paid into the student\u2019s account. This is to ensure that the loans granted are as low as possible.<\/p>\n
Students receiving NSFAS loans will be required to complete an application form and a loan agreement before any payment will be effected.<\/p>\n
The allocation received from NSFAS is limited and hence the Financial Aid Committee of the Gert Sibande TVET College, which gives financial aid awards, must ensure that as many students are supported as possible while at the same time taking into account financial need.<\/p>\n
Students are therefore advised that registering based on receiving a full loan from NSFAS should not be considered and that a family contribution as determined by the Means Test may be required. It is also important to note that there are various kinds of funding made available each year through NSFAS.<\/p>\n