Applications Open for the FASSET Outstanding Study Debt Repayment 2025/2026 Programme

Applications Open for the FASSET Outstanding Study Debt Repayment 2025/2026 Programme. Do you have an outstanding university debt? The FASSET 2025 & 2026 Outstanding Study Debt Repayment Programme is open for applications. If you have outstanding study debt and meet the criteria, this is your opportunity to get support from Finance and Accounting Services Sector Education and Training Authority.

Selection Criteria

• Applicant must currently be employed within the FASSET sector/ professionals affiliated with professional bodies within the FAS Sector/ cross-sectoral employers/NGOs and COBs. Applicants must have completed a qualification relevant to the FAS Sector.  
• Applicant that are unemployed must have completed a qualification relevant to the FAS Sector. 
• Employed applicant earning R660 000 or less per annum will be eligible and unemployed applicants should be coming from a household income of R1 000 000 or less per annum will also be eligible. 
• Applicant with an outstanding loan at NSFAS or higher public learning institutions which was used to fund a completed qualification relevant to FAS Sector.
• Settlement amount is limited to R80 000 per applicant per year. 
• Approval will be on first come first served basis limited to budget availability. 
• Please refer to Section F for compulsory documents required and must be submitted in PDF format. 
• FASSET reserves the rights to decline all applications with outstanding documents. (Refer to Section F).

How to Apply

Click HERE to apply.

Communication will be sent to successful applicants.

Closing Date: 27 February 2026