NSFAS Laptop and Digital Learning Device Application 2024-2025
Updated By SASSA Loans Editorial Team Updated on April 1, 2024
NSFAS provides funding for students’ learning devices in addition to other financial assistance. TVET college students must already be receiving NSFAS funds to be eligible for a learning device, while university students can apply even if they are first-time entrants.
Applying for a Laptop on Campus:
- Obtain a Digital Learning Device form (DLD) from your campus.
- Fill out the form and submit it to your Financial Aid Office (FAO).
- Sign an agreement that includes the following terms (terms may vary by college):
For Students:
- Acknowledge understanding of the policies in the Digital Learning Student Handbook.
- Agree to use and care for digital devices properly as described in the Student Rights and Responsibility Handbook and Technology Use Form.
- Understand that the school owns the network, accounts, devices, and applications, with the right to access any files or information at any time.
- Agree to return digital devices and accessories in working order.
For Parents/Guardians:
- Acknowledge reading the Digital Learning Student Handbook and understand the purpose of the technology.
- Agree to support the student in adhering to the Acceptable Use Agreement and other guidelines.
- Understand the consequences for the student if the agreement is broken.
- Acknowledge that the school owns the network, accounts, devices, and applications.
- Understand that digital devices are school property and must be returned according to school policy.
- Acknowledge that children’s computer activities at home should be supervised.
- Understand the responsibility for paying for any needed repairs or replacements.
Ordering your NSFAS Laptop Online:
- Visit NSFAS’s official website and open myNSFAS.
- Click on the Online Order Portal and provide your institution’s name, phone number, alternative phone number, and email address.
- NSFAS and your institution will verify your details and process your order.
Receiving your NSFAS Laptop:
- Collect your laptop in person; the service provider will not release it to anyone else.
- Bring an identity document or birth certificate and a student card from your institution.
- Sign the terms and conditions agreement and an acknowledgment receipt of the digital learning device.
Canceling your NSFAS Laptop Order:
- Inform your campus Financial Aid Office (FAO) if you wish to cancel your laptop order.
