A. Before applying you should have decided which course you want to study and at which public university/TVET college. You will need to select these choices in the application form.

B. Make sure you have electronic (and certified copies) of the following:

• Your South African identity document/card or, an unabridged birth certificate
• IDs of parents and/or guardian (or death certificate where applicable)
• IDs of each person living with you in your home
• Pay advice/letter of employment/pension advice (not older than three months)
• If you have a disability, please download the Disability Annexure A and fill it in

C. When you provide your cell phone number on the application form, make sure it works and please do not change it afterwards, as NSFAS will use it to communicate with you during and after the application process. Please do not provide someone else’s cell phone number as your contact number.

You will also need an email address. If you do not have an email address, you can easily create a gmail address, by clicking here.