Students whose applications for bursaries to national student financial aid scheme (NSFAS) were declined have until next Friday to appeal.
The scheme said any student who would like to dispute the scheme’s decision could appeal by completing and sending the appeals form to it together with the necessary documentation.
NSFAS spokesperson Kagisho Mamabolo said only students who applied for funding before 2 December 2018, and had valid reasons for could appeal.
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Some of the reasons that students may want to appeal were as follows:
– Having exceeded the permitted number of years of study NSFAS enforces the N+2 rule. This means that students have an additional two years to complete their degree and ceases to fund a student for longer than this period. Should there be a substantive reason for you exceeding the N+2 rule, such as the death of an immediate family member or hospitalisation.
– Request to change programme of study, NSFAS will only fund approved courses and the N+2 rule still applies.
– Failure to meet academic criteria where prior academic performance had been satisfactory.
– Loss of bursary sponsor, this is for students who were sponsored by another entity or person in the past, but subsequently lost this sponsorship. Provide proof of the loss of sponsorship on official letterheads.
– Incorrect academic results submitted resulting in non-renewal of funding If you believe your funding has not been renewed due to erroneous academic results submitted by the institution to NSFAS, please attach an official academic results transcript.
– Failure to meet academic performance requirements. These may include, but not be limited to, medical conditions or death of an immediate family member. Submit substantive documents to provide proof of these circumstances.
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“NSFAS funding is governed by national policy, therefore unfunded programmes cannot be considered,” Mamabolo said.
The appeal forms can be sent via email with supporting documents to ApplicationReview@NSFAS.org.za
NSFAS said no late appeal would be processed.
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