cput.ac.za Applications for NSFAS 2017 : Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Name of the Organization : Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Type of Facility : Applications for NSFAS 2017
Head Office : Bellville
Closing Date : 30 November 2016

Website : https://www.cput.ac.za/

Applications for NSFAS :

** NSFAS applications for 2017 is now open.
** Applications must be made directly to NSFAS

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** The National Student Financial Aid Scheme, or NSFAS, is a government organisation that assists academically competent and financially needy students to pay their study-related costs.

Applications for NSFAS 2017 :
** Students entering university for the first time in 2017, including 2016 matriculates, must apply from 1 August – 30 November 2016.

** University student who were not funded (declined/ did not apply) by NSFAS in 2016, can apply for funding from 1 September – 30 November 2016.
** For more information, or to apply, visit .nsfas.org.za

Paper applications forms can be sent to NSFAS Head Office in Cape Town via :
Email to: apply AT nsfas.org.za
Fax to: 086 644 2822
Post to :
2017 Online Applications,
NSFAS Loans & Bursaries Department,
Private Bag X4,
Plumstead, 7801.

Note :
** Please complete and submit your application online within the deadlines provided by NSFAS as the university will not be in a position to assist students who submit incomplete or late applications, or who didn’t apply to NSFAS.
** Applications for NSFAS will no longer be accepted by the CPUT Financial Aid Office.

Criteria :
A student qualifies for a NSFAS loan if he/ she is :
** a South African citizen
** applied to study at a university
** an undergraduate student studying towards a first higher education qualification

** is financially needy as determined by the NSFAS Means Test
** able to demonstrate potential for academic success
** unable to finance his/ her studies
** Students who have received loans or bursaries from other sources covering the full cost of study are not eligible for a loan.

Application Process For Financial Aid :
** All new applications (matriculants) must be submitted directly to NSFAS nline (.nsfas.org.za)
** Students who have never received NSFAS funding must apply online
** All students who were previously funded by NSFAS and are not funded in 2016 must apply online

** All students who have signed their Loan Agreement Forms (LAF) or Schedule of Particulars (SOP) for 2016 and are currently receiving NSFAS funding DO NOT HAVE TO REAPPLY. Funding will be granted provided the funded student meets the NSFAS academic requirements

** All funded NSFAS students are requested to update their information online. Please log onto .nsfas.org.za and create the MyNSFAS account to verify your details.