Student Funding Insights Report: 2023

What challenges are South African students facing when it comes to funding in 2023? Find out in FundiConnect and Africa Bank’s first-ever Student Funding Insights Report! Sent out to over 9 000 university students across all 9 South African provinces, this report unpacks some of the biggest issues students have with funders.

The Student Funding Insights Report also provides valuable insights into students’ perceptions of some of SA’s leading private and public funding organisations—including the likes of NSFAS, tertiary institutions, banks and private funders.

What’s in this report:

Download the FundiConnect’s Student Funding Insights Report in a compact, high-resolution, visual PDF and get valuable insights into:

  • Report data: The 2023 Student Funding Insights Report has acquired data from over 1 000 survey respondents.
  • Funding organisations: Find out who’s funding our students and whether students are happy with the funding they’ve received.
  • Focus group insights: Discover the importance of financial literacy and guidance in 2023.
  • The big issue with funding: Students have identified the biggest issue with funding organisations and have offered their solutions. 
  • Student funding allowances: Not all student allowances are being spent on academics: Find out exactly how student funding allowances are being spent in South Africa.