The Shoprite Group – the largest retailer in South Africa – has called on high-performing students to apply for its bursary programme for the 2023 and 2024 academic years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students enrolled in Criminology, Accounting, Information Technology, Retail Business Management, or Food Science can apply for funding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The application deadline is 30 September 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bursary includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the last financial year, the group spent R16 million on its bursary programme and funded over 200 students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“As the largest private sector employer in South Africa, the retailer is one of the top graduate employers of choice in the country, and its bursary programme has been a pathway to career success for many students in various disciplines within the retail sector,” Shoprite said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The releveant bursary requirements can be found below: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Importantly, all applicants must be South African citizens and be under the age of 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCategory<\/th> Location<\/th> No. of bursaries<\/th> Qualifications<\/th><\/tr> Bursary: Accounting (CA Stream \u2013 SAICA) <\/a><\/td> WC<\/td> 10<\/td> 1) BCom Accounting, BAcc (CA stream)
2) 65%+ Aggregate
3) Minimum 65% in Accounting, Taxation and Auditing
4) 2nd, 3rd and 4th academic year\/ PGDA \/ CTA<\/td><\/tr>Criminology Bursary <\/a><\/td> WC<\/td> 4<\/td> 1) Bachelor of Criminology, BA Law\/BA Social Work with Criminology as major, BA Honours in Criminology
2) 65%+ Aggregate
3) 3rd or 4th academic year\/ Honours<\/td><\/tr>Food Science Bursary <\/a><\/td> WC<\/td> 10<\/td> 1) BSc Food Science, Consumer Science, Microbiology, Food Technology, Advanced Diploma in Quality, Diploma\/Degree in Culinary Arts
2) 60%+ Aggregate
3) 2nd to 4th academic year<\/td><\/tr>Supply Chain & Logistics Bursary <\/a><\/td> Nationwide<\/td> 10<\/td> 1) Bachelors of Commerce: Logistics (Quantitative Management), Bachelor of Science: Operational Research or related degree\/qualification
2) 60%+ Aggregate
3) 2nd or 3rd academic year<\/td><\/tr>Information Technology\/Systems Bursary <\/a><\/td> WC<\/td> 10<\/td> 1) BSc\/BCom majoring in Information Technology\/Systems Analysis
2) Students in 2nd or 3rd academic year
3) 60%+ academic aggregate<\/td><\/tr>Data Science Bursary<\/a><\/td> WC<\/td> 10<\/td> 1) Degree or postgraduate qualification in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Operational Research, Quantitative Management (or similar quantitative degree), Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Data Engineering
2) 60%+ Aggregate
3) Minimum 65% in Mathematics (from 2nd year of study)
4) Students in 2nd to 4th academic year\/Honours<\/td><\/tr>Retail Business Management Bursary<\/a><\/td> National<\/td> 60<\/td> 1) Diploma in Retail Business Management
2) 60%+ Aggregate
3) 1st, 2nd & 3rd academic year<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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