{"id":400550,"date":"2026-09-09T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=400550"},"modified":"2026-09-09T08:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T06:09:23","slug":"education-ministry-announces-final-nsfaf-application-window-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=400550","title":{"rendered":"Education Ministry announces final NSFAF application window for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE Minister of Education, Dr Sanet Steenkamp, has announced the final application window for the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) for the 2026 academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final application period will run until 7 October 2026. The Ministry explained that this follows requests from students and trainees who were unable to apply during the previous application windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEligible students and trainees, including those enrolled or intending to enrol for the September 2026 intake, are encouraged to make use of this final opportunity and submit their applications through the official NSFAF platform before the closing date,\u201d the Ministry added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter THE Minister of Education, Dr Sanet Steenkamp, has announced the final application window for the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) for the 2026 academic year. The final application period will run until 7 October 2026. 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