Decision Makers:
NSFAS Administrator / Board Chairperson
We call on UNISA to grant full allowance support to its students, just as students at other institutions receive. Right now, many of us are expected to study with the same dedication and carry the same workload, yet we do not receive the level of support that makes that study possible. That gap leaves students under pressure and makes it harder to focus on learning, progress with dignity, and complete our studies successfully.
A fair allowance is not a luxury. It helps students cover the basic costs that come with studying and daily living, especially for those who are already struggling. When support falls short, the burden is pushed onto students and their families, and too many are forced to choose between their education and meeting essential needs.
We are asking UNISA to treat its students fairly and provide full allowance support, in line with what students at other institutions receive. Education should open doors, not close them because of unequal support. We want a system that recognizes the real cost of studying and stands behind the students who are working hard to build their future.
Please act now and make full allowance support a reality for UNISA students.
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I am signing this petition because Open Distance e-Learning students also deserve fair support. As a UNISA student from a rural area in the North West, I face daily challenges that make studying difficult. Access to affordable data is one of the biggest obstacles. Without enough data, it is hard to attend online tutorials, download study materials, submit assignments, and communicate with lecturers. I am currently unemployed and do not qualify for most learnerships or employment programmes, whi
I am signing this petition because Open Distance e-Learning students also deserve fair support. As a UNISA student from a rural area in the North West, I face daily challenges that make studying difficult. Access to affordable data is one of the biggest obstacles. Without enough data, it is hard to attend online tutorials, download study materials, submit assignments, and communicate with lecturers. I am currently unemployed and do not qualify for most learnerships or employment programmes
It is important to me because I’m a Unisa student struggling with data to complete my assessments
Because we as the students of UNISA are not treated the same as students of other institutions when it comes to financial support from NSFAS. We are online students but we do not receive data, Even the allowance is small for us to buy data that will sustain us yill.the end of this month. All we need is fairness amongst students.
We need to be treated fairly as other students. We are required to submit assignments and also be updated but we lack data and we receive no stipend, how are we supposed to study and write our assignments if we dont get financial support and data?
I want Unisa to release our funds
We need our allowance, this I did not get it, for june
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Decision Makers:
NSFAS Administrator / Board Chairperson
We call on UNISA to grant full allowance support to its students, just as students at other institutions receive. Right now, many of us are expected to study with the same dedication and carry the same workload, yet we do not receive the level of support that makes that study possible. That gap leaves students under pressure and makes it harder to focus on learning, progress with dignity, and complete our studies successfully.
A fair allowance is not a luxury. It helps students cover the basic costs that come with studying and daily living, especially for those who are already struggling. When support falls short, the burden is pushed onto students and their families, and too many are forced to choose between their education and meeting essential needs.
We are asking UNISA to treat its students fairly and provide full allowance support, in line with what students at other institutions receive. Education should open doors, not close them because of unequal support. We want a system that recognizes the real cost of studying and stands behind the students who are working hard to build their future.
Please act now and make full allowance support a reality for UNISA students.
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This is important because its the ONLY source of income some students have. We are excluded from the SRD and many of the learnerships all because we are nsfas funded.
I am signing this petition because Open Distance e-Learning students also deserve fair support. As a UNISA student from a rural area in the North West, I face daily challenges that make studying difficult. Access to affordable data is one of the biggest obstacles. Without enough data, it is hard to attend online tutorials, download study materials, submit assignments, and communicate with lecturers. I am currently unemployed and do not qualify for most learnerships or employment programmes, whi
I am signing this petition because Open Distance e-Learning students also deserve fair support. As a UNISA student from a rural area in the North West, I face daily challenges that make studying difficult. Access to affordable data is one of the biggest obstacles. Without enough data, it is hard to attend online tutorials, download study materials, submit assignments, and communicate with lecturers. I am currently unemployed and do not qualify for most learnerships or employment programmes
It is important to me because I’m a Unisa student struggling with data to complete my assessments
Because we as the students of UNISA are not treated the same as students of other institutions when it comes to financial support from NSFAS. We are online students but we do not receive data, Even the allowance is small for us to buy data that will sustain us yill.the end of this month. All we need is fairness amongst students.
We need to be treated fairly as other students. We are required to submit assignments and also be updated but we lack data and we receive no stipend, how are we supposed to study and write our assignments if we dont get financial support and data?
I want Unisa to release our funds
We need our allowance, this I did not get it, for june
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This is important because its the ONLY source of income some students have. We are excluded from the SRD and many of the learnerships all because we are nsfas funded.