MyNsfas Account: How to Access your Nsfas Account

MyNsfas Account

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) administers government student funding for eligible studies at public universities and TVET colleges. Use myNSFAS to apply, upload requested documents, track funding and check any appeal outcome. If you are declined, act within the deadline in your outcome notice; NSFAS currently specifies 30 days for eligible appeals, so do not wait until the next year.

Here are the steps to follow to access MyNsfas account. 

1. Use your own myNSFAS login details. Your South African ID number is your username; your Google or Facebook password is not your myNSFAS password.
2. If you do not have an account, register a myNSFAS profile using your ID number, a working email address and your own cellphone number, and create a secure password.
3. Visit the official NSFAS website and choose myNSFAS, or use the official NSFAS app linked there.
4. Enter your ID number and myNSFAS password to sign in.
5. To change your contact information, use the personal-details or profile section in myNSFAS and follow the current verification prompts. Keep your own cellphone number and email address up to date.
6. Where an OTP is required, enter it only in the official myNSFAS flow. Never give the code or your password to another person.

Note that sharing your Nsfas password with some other person irrespective of who it is is not acceptable for security reasons. 

Also, you may be unable to access your Nsfas account within certain periods due to network issues. It can also happen if officials are performing maintenance work on the website as a whole. 

If you have a Nsfas Account, but you cannot remember the password, here are the steps to follow; 

1. Choose the password-reset option on the official myNSFAS sign-in screen.
2. Enter the identity information requested by the reset form and submit the request.
3. Complete the verification prompts sent to your registered contact details. If you cannot receive the verification message, contact NSFAS for account-recovery help.
4. Create and confirm your new secure password, then return to the official sign-in screen.

If you have lost access to your registered cellphone number and cannot complete the reset, use NSFAS’s current account-help guidance or contact 08000 67327 or info@nsfas.org.za. NSFAS may require identity verification to restore access. Losing the old number does not mean your account is permanently inaccessible.