Buffalo City TVET College NSFAS Application

• Only South African citizens are eligible for this bursary scheme;
• A student must be registered or intending to register on a PLP, NC(V) or Report 191 programme at any of the fifty (50) public TVET Colleges in South Africa;
• Must be in need of financial assistance (NSFAS will determine whether or not a student meets the financial eligibility criteria);
• Returning students must demonstrate proven and accepted academic performance (academically deserving) in line with the College’s progression policy or the progression prescriptions of the Bursary Rules and Guidelines (whichever is higher);
• Must not be enrolling for a qualification that duplicates previous learning that was state-funded; and
• Applicants will qualify if they fall within the maximum threshold of up to R350,000 of combined gross family income per annum and are admitted/received a firm offer for enrolment in a College.

NSFAS covers:

National Certificate Vocation (NCV) , Semester 1 and Trimester 1 – Annual – online application and walk in assistive capture application at the beginning of each year.
Trimester 2 & 3 as per DHET calendar, in May and September respectively , also Walk in assistive capture application
Semester 2 June – July walk in, assistive capture application

You can apply for NSFAS through:

• Buffalo City TVET College Bursary Offices
• Online
• NSFAS head office