All undergraduate students new to rhodes university (all years of study)

• Have you applied to NSFAS?

If you have applied to NSFAS – please provide us with your NSFAS reference number.

Please email this information to NSFAS@ru.ac.za  before 18 January 2018.

ALL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS NEW TO RHODES UNIVERSITY (WITH AN OFFER FROM RHODES AND ENTERING A UNIVERSITY FOR THE FIRST TIME)

• Do you fall within the NSFAS qualifying bracket (R122K – R350K) and have not applied to NSFAS? If so, please urgently provide the following documents to RHODES:
• Your SA ID/birth certificate
• IDs of parents/guardians/spouse (whichever is applicable)
• ID of all living in your household
• Medical certificate if you are permanently disabled
• Salary advice/pension advice of parents/guardians/spouse (whichever is applicable)
• Affidavit that declares that the information that you have provided is correct and that you fall within the category of R350k and below
• The NSFAS consent form available on the NSFAS website (www.nsfas.org.za).   Please download, print and complete this form.

Please email this information to NEWNSFAS@ru.ac.za before 18 January 2018.

ALL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS NEW TO RHODES UNIVERSITY (ALL YEARS OF STUDY)

• Are you are a missing middle student (R350k - R600k) new to Rhodes University? If so, please provide the following documentation to RHODES.
• Fill in the 2018 missing middle application form

at http://www.ru.ac.za/studentfeesandfinancialaid

• Rhodes will send the relevant information to ELAF (our verification service provider) on a date to be confirmed after registration
• An SMS from ELAF with a PIN to log on to ELAF will be sent to students to complete and upload documents after registration
• If you do not respond to the ELAF SMS you will not qualify for the missing middle grant

Please email this information to feescomm@ru.ac.za before 18 January 2018.

• Who has to pay the Initial Fee?

All missing middle students have to pay the initial fee upfront (options available in the fees booklet at http://www.ru.ac.za/studentfeesandfinancialaid)

ALL RETURNING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO RHODES UNIVERSITY

Are you are a missing middle student (R350k - R600k)?

Did you receive the missing middle gap funding in 2017?

If yes – YOU DO NOT HAVE TO RE-APPLY

If no – PLEASE APPLY

What documentation do you need to provide to Rhodes?

• Fill in the 2018 missing middle application form at http://www.ru.ac.za/studentfeesandfinancialaid/
• Rhodes will send the relevant information to ELAF (our verification service provider) on a date to be confirmed after registration
• An SMS from ELAF with a PIN to log on to ELAF will be sent to students to complete and upload documents after registration
• If you do not respond to the ELAF SMS you will not qualify for the missing middle grant

Please email this information to feescomm@ru.ac.za before 18 January 2018.

Who has to pay the Initial Fee?

-          All missing middle students have to pay the initial fee upfront (options available in the fees booklet at http://www.ru.ac.za/studentfeesandfinancialaid)