2021 APPEAL GUIDELINES

18 August 2021

Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) invites applicants whose applications for the 2021 academic year have been rejected to appeal.

Students can only appeal as per the following conditions/guidelines:

  1. All appeals must conform to NSFAF’s Student Financial Assistance and Debt Recovery Policy. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the said Policy as well as the approved Priority Fields of Study in case you are a postgraduate candidate. These documents are on our website: www.nsfaf.na
  2. Students rejected based on a combined parental income which is above the N$ 500,000 or own income above N$ 300,000 thresholds can only appeal if they can provide documentary evidence that their parents/themselves are supporting other siblings/children at Institution(s) of Higher Learning. In such a case the appeal letter must contain the full birth certificates / legal adoption letters of other siblings/children being supported as well as their proof of registration. Otherwise, the rejection status will remain applicable.
  3. NOTE: All appeals must reach us not later than 31st August 2021. All appeals will only be assessed after the due date. Appellants should not expect any communication with NSFAF regarding their appeal before the set date.
  4. All appeals are to be directed to appeal@nsfaf.na

Appellants meeting conditions stated above should submit their appeals as per the template below.

NSFAF ID Namibian ID Name Surname Institution Study Category (Undergraduate or Postgraduate) Programme Combined or Own Income Reason for Rejection Reason for Appeal

Awarded Students Since 2010 to 2023

Academic Year Vocational Education Undergraduates Postgraduates Scholarships and Special Initiative Total Funded
2023 5,401 14,498 223 12 20,134
2022 4,593 12,320 190 6 17,109
2021 3,721 10,576 307 14,604
2020 3,252 10,733 192 2 14,179
2019 2,823 9,985 311 20 13,139
2018 3,830 6,834 427 124 11,215
2017 3,248 10,888 1,181 15,317
2016 5,030 8,222 712 136 14,100
2015 4,952 6,339 218 86 11,595
2014 4,783 5,544 159 10,486
2013 1,485 8,953 222 10,660
2012 950 6,692 58 7,700
2011 690 5,264 23 5,977
2010 877 5,487 20 6,384
Total 45,635 122,335 4,243 386 172,599