Unisa NSFAS Allowances 2026

Unisa NSFAS Allowances 2026

Unisa NSFAS Application Form 2026-2027 Tips and Deadlines:

NSFAS confirmed the payment of allowances to all qualifying students and the process of disbursing allowances has now commenced. Allowances for both returning students and new students, including learning material and incidental allowances for qualifying students, will be disbursed from 19 March.

Qualifying students are reminded to capture their banking details correctly on the link provided on myUnisa for their payments to be made timeously. Qualifying students would have received the link via their myLife e-mail account

National Student Financial Aid Scheme is a South African government learner’s financial aid scheme that offers financial support to poor undergraduate students to assist them pay for their tertiary education tuition fees after they have completed high school. It is funded by the Department of Higher Education and Training.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme, or NSFAS, is in charge of giving funding to financially disadvantaged students in the form of a bursary. Fortunately, they also support NSFAS students. You might be wondering what NSFAS allowances TVET College students receive and what else NSFAS covers.

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What Does NSFAS Allowance Cover 2026

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme, NSFAS, covers the following:

Personal Care Allowance

All students funded by NSFAS get a personal allowance, which is R2,900 per year.

Transport Allowance

If you live less than 40km away from the College, you’re eligible for the transport allowance, and you’ll receive R7,350 per year.

Accommodation Allowance

For students who live in private accommodation more than 40 km from the College:

Students who live in rural areas receive R15,750 per year
Students who live in peri-urban areas receive R18,900 per year
Students who live in urban areas receive R25,200 per year. Students residing in the College’s hostel accommodation have their accommodation allowance comes to R33,000 per year

NSFAS Registration Eligibility Criteria 2026

The following people qualify to apply forthe NSFAS bursary at UNISA:

New candidates can apply directly with NSFAS: www.nsfas.org.za
Continuous students can also apply via the University if they were excluded for any of the reasons below. Please note that you will be required to pay your registration fee while your application is being evaluated.
Students must have obtained an average of at least 75% in their previous year of study.
The bursary is only awarded to South African citizens registered for a formal qualification in any discipline at Unisa.
The bursary covers tuition fees and prescribed textbooks only.
Awards will only be made if there is sufficient funding.

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