NOTICE TO STUDENTS

Please address all your NSFAS, bursary and student fee queries directly with your institution and NOT with FAPSA. We are an umbrella body for financial aid practitioners and cannot respond to student queries

WHO WE ARE

The FAPSA, an umbrella body of all the financial aid practitioners representing both Higher and Further Education and Training Colleges in South Africa.

WHAT WE DO

Financial Aid Practitioners of South Africa (FAPSA) aims to develop an environment where in both Student Financial Aid Practitioners from all Public Higher and Further Education and Training Institutions, National and Provincial departments, NGO’s and Fund Administrators from both Government and Private organisations can network and share their challenges, ideas and new developments in student financial aid administration and management to ensure effective and efficient service delivery to both the students as beneficiaries of the financial aid and the institutions as custodians of the financial aid, which is facilitated through regular dialogue and conferences.

OUR GOAL

To promote the best practice for student financial aid administrators in this field of service

Our Objectives

  • Promote professionalism of practitioners
  • National forum to discuss student funding
  • Promote development and leadership
  • Serve the interest of donors and students
  • Promote programs of student financial aid
  • Facilitate communication between donor and student
  • Promote research, conferences and workshops.

Conference 2024

This year’s conference was held from Wednesday, 9 October – Friday 11 October 2024 at SS Elangeni & Maharani Hotel, Durban.

This year’s conference’s theme was #Building a unified future through collaboration and partnership, which focused on collaboration between educational institutions, government bodies, technology innovators and financial institutions. We explored how partnership can leverage technology to create a unified ecosystem that supports inclusive financial aid strategies and enhances support for all learners.

The Financial Aid Offices (FAOs) continue to be left out of critical decision-making processes, and we have throughout the past few years emphasised on the importance of communication from NSFAS to FAOs in line with the demands and the implementation of Free Higher Education.

Our thought leaders shared their wealth of knowledge with the delegates.

The programme:
The conference included break-away discussion sessions where delegates had the opportunity to network and exchange best practices.

Topics that were included are:

  • State of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme and its impact on student and university debt
  • The challenges faced by historically disadvantaged universities in fundraising
  • The importance of education and dedicated bodies in the fundraising profession
Please address all your NSFAS, bursary and student fee queries directly with your institution and NOT with FAPSA. We are an umbrella body for financial aid practitioners and cannot respond to student queries

Details

  • Location: Financial Aid Practitioner of South Africa, c/o Nthabiseng Khauoe, Secretary General, Student Centre, 1st floor, Symphony Way, Bellville Campus, CPUT, 7530

  • Phone: +27 (0)68 364 6776