{"id":1079,"date":"2024-07-29T17:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T17:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/?page_id=1079"},"modified":"2026-09-16T21:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T21:33:18","slug":"do-i-have-to-apply-for-nsfas-every-year","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/do-i-have-to-apply-for-nsfas-every-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I Have To Apply For NSFAS Every Year?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Usually not. If you are funded and simply moving to your next year or level at the same kind of institution, you do not need a new NSFAS application. But some changes in your studies do require a fresh application. Use the checklist below to see where you stand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you need to apply again?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Your situation<\/th>New application?<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Funded this year, continuing next year at the same college or university type<\/td>No<\/td><\/tr>
Funded, but you repeated a level and are still within your N+1 time<\/td>No, but your funding depends on the progression rules<\/td><\/tr>
You took a gap year or dropped out and want to return<\/td>Yes, in the normal application window<\/td><\/tr>
You finished at a TVET college and are going to university<\/td>Yes<\/td><\/tr>
You were approved but did not register within a year<\/td>Yes<\/td><\/tr>
You have never been funded and are applying for the first time<\/td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What continuing students still do each year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n