South African retail giant, the Shoprite Group, has opened up bursary applications for the 2023 and 2024 academic years.<\/p>\n
Applications for the bursaries close on 30 April 2023.<\/p>\n
The group is currently offering 134 comprehensive bursaries across nine subjects to support students studying or intending to study scarce skills such as:<\/p>\n
According to the group, its bursaries provide financial assistance towards tuition and on-campus accommodation and are also linked to work-back agreements \u2013 ensuring job opportunities upon graduation.<\/p>\n
“Shoprite offers a range of exciting jobs at various offices around Africa, a wide range of vacancies in-store, as well as opportunities through programmes such as the apprenticeships at its Data Science Academy. As a leading employer in South Africa, the Shoprite Group welcomes hard-working and passionate individuals to join us in becoming the best retailer in the world,” it said.<\/p>\n
“All bursary recipients are offered employment with the group on completion of their studies.”<\/p>\n
In the last financial year, the retailer spent over\u00a0R16 million\u00a0on its bursary programme, which funded 206 students.<\/p>\n
The group is placing a particular focus on Data Science in 2023, having successfully started its own Data Science Academy, producing top-level specialists in the field of data science.<\/p>\n
“Successful applicants will join the pipeline for the academy. With a plan to keep this academy growing in the years to come, Shoprite is now looking for university students who have a passion for data and would like to make the data academy their starting point in an exciting career,” it said.<\/p>\n
The details and links for the bursaries are listed below:<\/p>\n
Note:<\/strong> All bursaries are for South African citizens aged 27 or younger. Applications via email are not accepted.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n
\n Category<\/th>\n Location<\/th>\n No. of bursaries<\/th>\n Qualifications<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n Bursary: Accounting (CA Stream – SAICA) – 2023<\/a><\/td>\n WC<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n BCom Accounting, BAcc (CA stream)<\/p>\n \n
\n Criminology Bursary – 2023<\/a><\/td>\n WC<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n Bachelor of Criminology, BA Law\/BA Social Work with Criminology as major, BA Honours in Criminology<\/p>\n \n
\n Food Science Bursary – 2023<\/a><\/td>\n WC<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n BSc Food Science, Consumer Science, Microbiology, Food Technology, Advanced Diploma in Quality, Diploma\/Degree in Culinary Arts<\/p>\n \n
\n UI Design (Product Design) Bursary<\/a><\/td>\n WC<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n Degree in Visual Communication\/Multi-Media\/Design\/UI\/UX<\/p>\n \n
\n Supply Chain & Logistics Bursary 2023<\/a><\/td>\n National<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n Bachelors of Commerce: Logistics (Quantitative Management), Bachelor of Science: Operational Research or related degree\/qualification<\/p>\n \n
\n Information Systems Bursary<\/a><\/td>\n WC<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n BSc\/BCom with an Information Systems\/Systems Analysis major.<\/p>\n \n
\n Bursary: Information Technology\/Systems – 2023<\/a><\/td>\n WC<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n BSc\/BCom majoring in Information Technology\/Systems Analysis.<\/p>\n \n
\n Data Science Bursary<\/a><\/td>\n WC<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n Degree or postgraduate qualification in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Operational Research, Quantitative Management (or similar quantitative degree), Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Data Engineering<\/p>\n \n
\n Bursary: Retail Business Management – 2023<\/a><\/td>\n National<\/td>\n 60<\/td>\n Diploma in Retail Business Management<\/p>\n