How To Submit A NSFAS Appeal 2023/2024 – Has your NSFAS application to get an NSFAS bursary been rejected? You still have a chance to get NSFAS funding by submitting an NSFAS appeal, here’s how.
Should your NSFAS bursary application be declined, you can still have a second chance at receiving NSFAS funding. How? By submitting an NSFAS appeal.
An NSFAS appeal allows you to request NSFAS to evaluate your NSFAS online application again. This NSFAS appeal must be submitted within 30 days of seeing the ‘unsuccessful’ NSFAS application status.
In order to appeal your NSFAS application, you must do so using the myNSFAS portal. You will then need to submit your appeal application along with the required information and documents.
How To Submit A NSFAS Appeal 2023/2024
Here’s how to submit your NSFAS appeal:
- Log into your “MyNSFAS” account on www.nsfas.org.za
- Click the ‘Track Funding Progress’ option
- Check the application progress tabs
- If your application status reflects an unsuccessful message, you may submit an appeal by clicking on the ‘Submit Appeal Tab’
- Once you are on the ‘Application Appeal’ page, you can see the reason for your unsuccessful application status
- You are then able to choose the appeal reason
- Then upload certified supporting documents to support your reason
- Then click ‘Submit Appeal’
- You may now track the progress of the appeal on your myNSFAS account.
It is important to note that NSFAS applicants who want to appeal will also need to complete and download a relevant propensity letter.
Here are the propensity letters available for download:
- Failure to meet academic eligibility (PDF)
- Appealing N+1 (PDF)
- N+2 students with disability (PDF)
- Registered for 50% or less (final year course credits) to complete (PDF)
Applicants are usually given 30 days to appeal their rejection application status upon receiving the decision from NSFAS.
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