National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation NSFAS
gptkbp:administeredBy student financial aid
gptkbp:boardChairperson Ernest Khosa
gptkbp:CEO Andile Nongogo
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:eligibility financial need
academic performance
South African citizenship
gptkbp:established 1999
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:South_African_government
public universities
loans
bursaries
TVET colleges
gptkbp:governedBy National Student Financial Aid Scheme Act, 1999 (Act No. 56 of 1999)
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Cape_Town
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:offers living allowance
tuition support
accommodation support
learning materials allowance
transport allowance
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Department_of_Higher_Education_and_Training_(South_Africa)
gptkbp:predecessor Tertiary Education Fund of South Africa (TEFSA)
gptkbp:purpose provide financial aid to eligible students at public universities and TVET colleges
gptkbp:relatedGroup South African students from poor and working class families
gptkbp:serves over 1 million students annually
gptkbp:website https://www.nsfas.org.za/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:DHET
gptkb:Sifiso_Nxasana
gptkb:Sizwe_Nxasana
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7