ASSIGNMENT 7
QUESTION 1
1.1 To be eligible for NSFAS funding, applicants will need to satisfy the following
requirements:
• Be a south African citizen
• If you receive grants from SASSA then you qualify for funding
• Your combined household income should not exceed the threshold of
R350 000 per annum
• For persons with a disability, your combined household income must
not exceed the threshold of R600 000 per annum
, • Student who commenced their studies prior to 2018 whose household
income does not exceed R122 000 per annum
http://www.nsfas.org.za/content/bursary-scheme.html
• “You are registering for the first time for an undergraduate qualification
at a public university or you are registered at a TVET college for one of
the National Certificate Vocational or report 191 program”
• “You are applying to study at a public university or TVET college for a
qualification”
• “You have passed Grade 9 & 10 to receive NSFAS funding to study at a
TVET college”
• “You have passed Grade 12 to receive NSFAS funding to study at a
university”
• https://www.skillsportal.co.za/application-article/do-i-qualify-nsfas-bursary
1.2
• NSFAS, 2020. The DHEST bursary scheme. [O]
Available: http://www.nsfas.org.za/content/bursary-scheme.html
Accessed: 31 March 2020
• The skills portal, 2020. Do I qualify for a NSFAS bursary? [O]
Available: https://www.skillsportal.co.za/application-article/do-i-qualify-
nsfas-bursary
Accessed: 31 March 2020
QUESTION 2
2.1 Two possible • Dineo can speak to Bontle about withdrawing her
choices Dineo has application and explain to her that its unfair she
in the receives a bursary when she can well afford to pay for
circumstances her own tuition. The mini cooper is not a necessity but a
described luxury. She can use the money designated for the mini
cooper to pay for her fees and the money that she
would have received from NSFAS can go to a deserving
student who is in dire need of it. She can always buy a