Some young people who are doing grade 12 were panicking due to The National Student financial aid scheme (NSFAS) closing window period, some felt that the funding scheme didn’t allow them enough time to familiarize themselves with the system as the initial closing date was the 10th of November 2022.
For instance, the issue of Court order vs Affidavit, how to track the application and how the online application works.
Another confusing factor is registration vs application, Registering on the system does not mean you have applied some learners make the mistake of registering on the site and leave it at that: which leaves them not being potential beneficiaries of the scheme for their first year in Varsity.
NSFAS officially opened its 2033 application on the 28th of September the closing date is set to the closed on the 31st of January 2023. The National Student financial aid scheme used to be a loan which put a lot of strain on graduates as they had to pay it back once they start working, the scheme is now a full Bursaries to qualifying applicants.
