NSFAS Funded Colleges

NSFAS provides funding to University students that extends beyond just your fees. Not sure if NSFAS funds the University you’re at or plan to go to? Well, now you can find out. Read further.

You need to apply or be studying at a public university to qualify for financial assistance. Students who intend to study at private institutions will not be assisted by NSFAS.

NSFAS provides funding to vulnerable students who cannot afford to pay their own fees and have an annual household income of less than R350 000. NSFAS funding extends further than just paying your tuition fees. It also covers books, accommodation, transport and there are other benefits as well.

NSFAS funds students at the following Universities:

Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Central University of Technology
University of Kwazulu-Natal
University of Limpopo
Durban University of Technology
University of Mpumalanga
Nelson Mandela University
University of Pretoria
Mangosuthu University of Technology
University of South Africa
North-West University
Stellenbosch University
Rhodes University
University of the Free State
Sefako Makgatho University
University of the Western Cape
Sol Plaatje University
University of the Witwatersrand
Tshwane University of Technology
University of Venda
University of Cape Town
University of Zululand
University of Fort Hare
Vaal University of Technology
University of Johannesburg
Walter Sisulu University

If you’re a Unisa student, yes you can get funded but your funding would work differently. You would not get all the allowances students at contact universities get because University is basically online. Unisa students only get their tuition fees paid and a learning materials allowance for books or devices. Unisa students who are registered for ten modules or more are also allocated an incidental allowance.

Qualifying and getting funded by NSFAS means nothing if you are not registered to a University or TVET College.

You are also encouraged to apply to NSFAS as soon as you can as the demand for funding is expected to grow due to the effects Covid-19 and the lockdown has had on employment and finances.

NSFAS applications for 2022 are now open. NSFAS does not accept emailed or posted applications.