An Appeal is a request from a student to NSFAS to reconsider its decision not to award funding.
This is an appeal application. Within thirty (30) days after being determined unsuccessful, a student has the right to appeal.
A student whose application for financial aid is rejected, or the financial aid for a continuing student is withdrawn , may lodge an appeal with the NSFAS.
Students are not permitted to appeal if they:
A student must submit an appeal within 30 days of recieving their application results. To submit an appeal, he or she must first log in to his or her myNSFAS profile and provide the requested information.
Appeals from students who exceed the income threshold will be considered if…
The key contributor to their household income has become incapacitated or is deceased since the submission of their application
The student/applicant has been declared independent of their biological parents by a court and the court has determined that the parents are not responsible for the student’s/applicant’s maintenance, including the cost of his/her education
The student/applicant is from a child headed household and this is substantiated by a report from a social worker registered with the Department of Social Development.
The parents of a student/applicant are divorced and in terms of the divorce decree, a court has determined that the responsibility of the child maintenance, including the responsibility for the cost of education, is restricted to one parent, and the responsible parent meets financial eligibility criteria.
Appeals from students who failed to meet the academic eligibility criteria will only be considered if
The student is a continuing student who was not a FTEN or FTN student in their previous academic term of study AND
The student’s failure to complete their academic term successfully is due to severe ill health for 2 or more months of the academic term or during examination OR
There has been death in the immediate family during the academic term OR
The student was the subject of a violent crime (such as rape and abuse) OR.
The student was pregnant and gave birth during the academic term and the institution has evaluated the student and completed the NSFAS standard propensity letter confirming the student will complete their qualification within an additional academic term OR.
The student is student living with a disability and a medical report indicates that the student failed to complete their academic term due to the nature of the disability and the institution has evaluated the student and completed the NSFAS standard propensity letter confirming the student will complete their qualification within an additional academic term OR
The student can provide evidence that the academic results received by NSFAS are incorrect.
Continuing Students who failed to meet academic eligibility