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Does NSFAS Fund Medicine Students?

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The necessity of the NSFAS Fund

One would be thinking after knowing this, how low would the rate of medical graduate students in South Africa be if the funds were not given to them from the NSFAS scheme? And this is the great reason behind the high demand and expense of the medical industry.

Applying N+1 Rule for Medical Students

Besides costly measures, medical students are also judged on the basis of their academic skills and requirements. And if a student fails to fulfill such requirements then NSFAS would not be made funded to him or her. Instead, NSFAS would only cover that extra year which is on top of the duration of studies. And this technique is called the N+1 rule applied by NSFAS and this rule is mostly considered for short courses.

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South African Medical Requirements

Grading good passing marks in mathematics, physical science, and life science at level 4, achieving 60% marks for their home language and at least an average of 70% for their national senior certificate are the basic requirements needed to fulfill receiving the fund from NSFAS.

FAQs

Who are students funded by NSFAS?
In 2021 it funded 826,084 students, 67% at universities and 33% at TVET colleges. (This number includes a small proportion of students who are funded through other state bursary schemes.) About 61% of undergraduate students in public universities are funded through NSFAS.
Which bursaries fund medicine in South Africa?
Here are a list of bursaries and scholarships that fund General Medical studies:
  • AbbVie and SASA Scholarship.
  • Black Management Forum (BMF) Bursary.
  • Black Mountain Study Trust Bursary.
  • Bridgestone Bursary.
  • Cape Winelands District Municipality Mayoral Bursary.
  • City of Cape Town Bursary.
  • Compensation Fund Bursary.
What does NSFAS sponsor?
NSFAS is a government entity under the Department of Higher Education and Training established according to the NSFAS Act (Act 56 of 1999) to provide financial support to disadvantaged students who wish to further their studies at public universities or TVET colleges.
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