NSFAS applications for 2019 to open on Monday - Pandor
30 August 2018
Applications for 2019 National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding will open on Monday, September 3, Higher Education and Training Minister Naledi Pandor announced on Thursday.
The announcement followed a meeting between Pandor and NSFAS administrator Dr Randall Carolissen in Cape Town on Wednesday.
"The decision to open the applications was taken after a process of testing the 2019 applications with a focus group of high school learners yielded positive results in terms of accessibility and user friendliness," said a statement from the Higher Education and Training Department.
NSFAS had put in place a comprehensive communications plan, which involved partnering with institutions of higher learning and training, the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), community structures and other organisations to ensure that all eligible students were reached, the department said.