NSFAS eligibility checker

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Combined annual household income (R)

Do you receive a SASSA grant?

Do you have a registered disability?

Are you a South African citizen or permanent resident?

Your indication

Answer any of the questions above to see an indication.

This is an indication based on the published thresholds, not a decision. Only NSFAS can approve funding. Apply at nsfas.org.za.

Source: NSFAS, September 2026

The published facts

Bursary threshold: combined annual household income not more than R350,000
Source: NSFAS, September 2026
Disability threshold: R600,000
Source: NSFAS, September 2026
Missing Middle Loan Scheme: R350,001 to R600,000, repayable
Source: NSFAS, September 2026
SASSA grant recipients automatically qualify on financial eligibility
Source: NSFAS, September 2026
Loan funding is split 70% STEM / 30% Humanities and Social Sciences
Source: NSFAS, September 2026
2027 applications close 18 November 2026
Source: NSFAS, September 2026
Outcomes communicated via the myNSFAS portal from December
Source: NSFAS, September 2026

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