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NMMU Update on NSFAS Funding

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Student Representative Council (SRC) presidents from across the country met with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) last week on student funding matters. A number of resolutions were made in a bid to enable a greater number of students to register in time for the start of lectures countrywide. The resolutions effectively enable hundreds more students at the various universities, including Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), to go ahead with registration, … [Read more...] about NMMU Update on NSFAS Funding

NMMU update: NSFAS funding

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NMMU update: NSFAS funding: Student Representative Council (SRC) presidents from across the country met with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) this week on student funding matters. A number of resolutions were made in a bid to enable a greater number of students to register in time for the start of lectures. Source: NMMU News Latest News. NMMU readiness for lectures: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) is geared up for the influx of students to its campuses … [Read more...] about NMMU update: NSFAS funding

Social Development / NSFAS to announce on Grant Beneficiaries

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Social Development / NSFAS to announce on Grant Beneficiaries: The Department of Social Development (DSD) and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will hold a joint media briefing on January 10, 2017 led by the Minister of Social Development, Ms Bathabile Dlamini, to announce how NSFAS will assist Social grant beneficiaries who pass their matric and are accepted at institutions of higher learning. In 2016, DSD partnered with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and NSFAS in … [Read more...] about Social Development / NSFAS to announce on Grant Beneficiaries

Social Development / NSFAS to Announce on Grant Beneficiaries

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Social Development / NSFAS to Announce on Grant Beneficiaries: The Department of Social Development (DSD) and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will hold a joint media briefing on January 5, 2017 led by the Minister of Social Development, Ms Bathabile Dlamini, to announce how NSFAS will assist social grant beneficiaries who pass their matric and are accepted at institutions of higher learning. In 2016, DSD partnered with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and NSFAS in … [Read more...] about Social Development / NSFAS to Announce on Grant Beneficiaries

Gap funding grant for NSFAS and Missing Middle students

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Gap funding grant for NSFAS and Missing Middle students: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) has, like the majority of South African institutions, announced a fee increase of 8% – effectively taking full advantage of government’s concession to subsidize poor and “missing middle” students for the increase. Source: NMMU News Latest News. … [Read more...] about Gap funding grant for NSFAS and Missing Middle students

NSFAS calls for Grade 12 Learners to submit 2017 Funding Applications as closing date nears

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NSFAS calls for Grade 12 Learners to submit 2017 Funding Applications as closing date nears: NSFAS has issued a call to all current matric learners who have not applied for 2017 financial aid, to do so before applications close on 30 November 2016. Addressing the media in Pretoria on Monday, NSFAS Executive Officer Mr Msulwa Daca, said the scheme has received a very low number of 2017 funding applications since applications opened on 01 August 2016. There are more than 600 000 learners who … [Read more...] about NSFAS calls for Grade 12 Learners to submit 2017 Funding Applications as closing date nears

16-days to apply for financial support at NMMU

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Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Missionvale Campus staff and students will assist learners with no access to funds to further their education by facilitating the process of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) online application, starting on 29 September. This 16-day campaign until 23 October is part of a broader campus community engagement initiative to help grade 12 learners apply to NSFAS for the first time. Online applications for NSFAS can be undertaken from Monday … [Read more...] about 16-days to apply for financial support at NMMU

R1 billion NSFAS injection not enough

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At a time when the youth of our nation should be taking centre stage, we see the light dim down on the futures of our neediest students. Minister Blade Nzimande, yesterday, announced that the Department of Higher Education and Training has secured R1 billion towards the NSFAS crisis. Many who have been commenting on the matter reckon that the student body should be grateful for this development, and right they are. However, the NSFAS crisis has still not been resolved. A large portion of … [Read more...] about R1 billion NSFAS injection not enough

Fighting for a better deal for students

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Thousands of students across the country are currently being rejected by institutions of higher learning because they come from poor families. This year, Treasury has not allocated enough funds to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. As a result, students who have turned to education to uplift themselves and their families out of poverty are having their dreams crushed. I have been inundated with correspondence from these students who are fast losing all hope for a better life. The … [Read more...] about Fighting for a better deal for students

NSFAS outstanding fee payments contribute to student protests

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The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says it is in discussions with the Department of Higher Education and Training to make additional funding available urgently to help the scheme support students who still have outstanding fees. According to university policy, students cannot register in the new year until their debt has been settled. As a result, many students with outstanding accounts have been barred from registering in 2014. This has led to protests at 10 universities … [Read more...] about NSFAS outstanding fee payments contribute to student protests

Youth to stage a NSFAS picket at NMMU

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As a part of the DA's jobs campaign, tomorrow, 14 August, DA Youth Federal Chair, Mbali Ntuli, will lead students at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in a picket from 12:45 pm, as a part of an ongoing campaign to pressure the Higher Education Minister to allow graduates to repay their National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) loans through service to the state. … [Read more...] about Youth to stage a NSFAS picket at NMMU