List of courses funded by Nsfas 2023

List of courses funded by Nsfas 2023 | Nsfas is a Fully subsidized free higher education and training for poor and working-class South Africans. As of the 2021 academic year, NSFAS will no longer provide funding for postgraduate courses.

This includes postgraduate certificates, postgraduate diplomas, honors degrees, masters, and Ph.D. degrees. Students who were funded in 2020 for any of the 2020 NSFAS-funded postgraduate qualifications will be granted continued funding in 2021 for the completion of the course.

Application open and Closing Date

The National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) online application 2023-2024 academic year opens 1st of September and closes 30th of November 2022. All those who wish to apply for NSFAS online in 2023 should visit www.nsfas.org.za.to apply for the National Financial Aid Scheme funding. No late Applications will be accepted for NSFAS for the 2023 academic year.

Which field of study is your first choice?

NSFAS covers students who attend or hope to attend public Universities and TVET colleges, but which courses does the bursary not fund? The National Student Financial Aid Scheme, also known as NSFAS, administers bursaries in partnership with the government to help students reach their full potential through furthering their studies.

These are the courses NSFAS does not Fund;

Short courses
Courses that are offered at a private college or private higher education institution.
Part-time studies
Postgraduate studies
Second degrees

NSFAS will not provide funding to students who want to enroll in any of these courses. They may, however, submit a request for money from other sources. These sources include student loans from South African banks and Fundi Educational Loans. Fundi specializes in educational loans to help students cover their tuition fees and any other expenses involved during studying.

Below is a List of courses funded by Nsfas 2023;

Hospitality, Tourism, Travel, Gaming, and Leisure
Human Resources
Industrial & Organizational Governance and HR Development
Information Studies
Information Technology and Computer Sciences
Justice in Society
Language
Life Sciences
Literature
Manufacturing and Assembly
Marketing
Mathematical Sciences
Mechatronics
Media Studies
Music
Nature Conservation
Occupationally Directed ETD Practice
Office Administration
People/Human-Centred Development
Performing Arts
Personal Care
Physical Planning, Design, and Management
Physical Sciences
Preventive Health
Process Instrumentation
Primary Agriculture
Process Plant Operations
Procurement
Project Management
Promotive Health and Developmental Services
Psychology
Public Administration
Public Policy, Politics, and Democratic Citizenship
Public Relations
Rehabilitative Health/Services
Religious and Ethical Foundations of Society
Rural and Agrarian Studies
Safety in Society
Schooling
Secondary Agriculture
The sovereignty of the State
Sport
Traditions, History, and Legacies
Transport, Operations, and Logistics
Urban and Regional Studies
Visual Arts
Wholesale and Retail
Adult Learning
Building Construction
Building Construction
Cleaning, Domestic, Hiring, Property and Rescue Services
Communication Studies
Consumer Services
Cultural Studies
Curative Health
Design Studies
Drawing Office Practice
Early Childhood Development
Earth and Space Sciences
Electrical Infrastructure Construction
Engineering and Related Design
Environmental Relations
Environmental Sciences
Fabrication and Extraction
Film Television and Video
Finance, Economics, and Accounting
Forestry and Wood Technology
General Social Science
Generic
Generic Management
Higher Education and Training
Horticulture

Only first undergraduate qualifications are funded by NSFAS which includes full-time and online courses offered by public universities or TVET colleges.

University students

Must be a South African citizen or permanent resident.
Sassa grant beneficiaries immediately qualify.
Must be applying or accepted at a university
Persons living with a disability should have a combined household income of R600 000 or less per annum.
Should have a combined household income below R350 000 per year.

TVET Colleges

Must be a South African citizen or permanent resident.
Must be registered or intending to register on a PLP, NC(V), or Report 191 program at a TVET College.
Should have a combined household income below R350 000 per year.
Persons living with a disability should have a combined household income of R600 000 or less per annum.
Returning students must demonstrate proven and accepted academic performance in line with the College’s progression policy or the progression prescriptions of the Bursary Rules and Guidelines.
Must not be enrolling for a qualification that duplicates previous learning that was state-funded.

The bursary covers registration fees, tuition, accommodation, transport, learning materials allowance, and living expense allowances.

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