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New Bursary Agreements Nsfas Recipients

GCIS / SAnewsRef: https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/new-bursary-agreements-nsfas-recipients

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Collected on 28 July 2026

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What this means

The document is a SAnews article (22 May 2018) reporting that NSFAS has introduced a new National Student Financial Aid Scheme Bursary Agreement (NBA) for certain students. NSFAS requires first-time entering students and senior students who applied to NSFAS for the first time to sign the NBA by 31 July 2018, otherwise their bursaries will not be paid. It also lists new NBA terms and conditions, including academic participation and performance requirements, community service from the second year, and repayment if a beneficiary immigrates. The article explains how to sign online via an email link and OTP, or manually as a last resort, and provides contact details for NSFAS.

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Places

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Nelson Mandela Bay

Reference

https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/new-bursary-agreements-nsfas-recipients

Key Takeaways

NSFAS new National Student Financial Aid Scheme Bursary Agreement (NBA) implemented
Applies to first-time entering students and senior students who applied to NSFAS for the first time this year
Deadline to sign NBA: 31 July 2018
Students who fail to sign by 31 July 2018 will not have bursaries paid
Online signing via email link and OTP; manual signing only if online fails
NBA terms include: cannot relinquish/transfer/delegate rights or obligations; must attend/participate in lectures and academic support; complete assignments and tests; pass at least 50% of courses in first year
From second year: minimum 10 days or 80 hours community service/special project per year
If students immigrate: must repay bursary in full before leaving the country
NSFAS can terminate the NBA if obligations are not honoured
NSFAS statement: by 15 May 2018, 37,893 NBAs generated and 5,063 signed
National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)
SAnews
Vuk’uzenzele
University of Cape Town
Sol Plaatjie University
Mfolozi TVET College
Port Elizabeth TVET College
Motheo TVET College
Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)
uds@nsfas.org.za

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