Shoprite Bursaries in South Africa

ABOUT THE COMPANY – SHOPRITE

In 1979, the Shoprite Group was founded in a small town in South Africa by the acquisition of 8 Cape Town-based supermarkets. Today, Shoprite operates more than 270 stores across 16 countries in Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands.

The company also owns almost 2000 corporate stores such as Checkers, Checkers Hyper, Checkers Liquor, Checkers MediRite, OK Furniture, OK Express, House & Home, Hungry Lion, Shoprite Liquor, Shoprite MediRite and Usave.

Apart from the corporate stores, The Shoprite Group also own 367 franchise brands stores across South Africa and Namibia, including: Friendly Stores, Friendly Liquor, Megasave, OK Foods, OK Minimark, OK Grocer, OK Value, Sentra and Enjoy.

ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED

The Shoprite Group will be awarding bursaries within the following fields of study:

Accounting (CA Stream – SAICA): 10 positions available for 2nd and 3rd year students
Data Engineering: 5 positions available
Information Technology: 10 positions available
Data Science: 10 positions available
Pharmacy: 5 positions available
Retail Business Management: 60 positions available

MORE ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMME – COVERAGE VALUE & SERVICE CONTRACT

The bursary ranges from R30 000 to R60 000, depending on the course of study and institution. They aim to cover tuition fees, prescribed books and an allowance for accommodation.

Please note that there is a mandatory work-back requirement – for every year that you are covered by the bursary programme, you will work at Shoprite for the equal amount of time.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered):
Accounting (CA Stream) students:

South African citizen
Not older than 27 years old
Completed Matric
Studying towards a BCom Accounting, BAcc (CA stream) qualification
In your 2nd or 3rd year of study
Achieved a minimum overall average of 65%

Data Engineering students:

South African citizen
Not older than 27 years old
Completed Matric
Studying towards a BSc Data Engineering qualification
Achieved a minimum overall average of 60%
Achieved a minimum result of 60% for Mathematics

Information Technology students:

South African citizen
Not older than 27 years old
Completed Matric
Studying towards a National Diploma: Information Technology or Information Systems, BSc or BCom with an Information Systems major, Business and Systems Analysis (BASA programme) qualification
In your 2nd to 4th year of study

Data Science students:

South African citizen
Not older than 27 years old
Completed Matric
Studying towards an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Operational Research, Quantitative Management (or similar quantitative degree), Computer Science, Industrial Engineering qualification
In your 2nd to 4th year of study
Achieved a minimum result of 65% for Mathematics
Passionate about data and would like to work for the data academy in the future

Pharmacy students:

South African citizen
Not older than 27 years old
Completed Matric
Studying towards a BPharm Degree qualification
In your 1st year of study
Passionate about Health Care in the Retail Industry

Retail Business Management students:

South African citizen
Not older than 27 years old
Completed Matric
Studying towards a Retail Business Management: National or Advanced Diploma qualification
In your 2nd to 4th year of study
Achieved a minimum overall average of 60%

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE BURSARY

Applications must be done online via the Shoprite career portal: https://shoprite-bursary.erecruit.co/candidateapp/jobs/browse/

Accounting (CA Stream – SAICA): ref number: SHO200630-7
Data Engineering: ref number: SHO200630-8
Information Technology: ref number: SHO200630-6
Data Science: ref number: SHO200630-3
Pharmacy: ref number: SHO200630-9
Retail Business Management: ref number: SHO200630-5

To apply, visit:

Accounting (CA Stream – SAICA): https://shoprite-bursary.erecruit.co/candidateapp/Jobs/View/SHO200630-7/Bursary-_Accounting_(CA_Stream_-_SAICA)
Data Engineering: https://shoprite-bursary.erecruit.co/candidateapp/Jobs/View/SHO200630-8/Bursary-_Data_Engineering
Information Technology: https://shoprite-bursary.erecruit.co/candidateapp/Jobs/View/SHO200630-6/Bursary-_Information_Technology
Data Science: https://shoprite-bursary.erecruit.co/candidateapp/Jobs/View/SHO200630-3/Bursary-_Data_Science
Pharmacy: https://shoprite-bursary.erecruit.co/candidateapp/Jobs/View/SHO200630-9/Bursary-_Pharmacy
Retail Business Management: https://shoprite-bursary.erecruit.co/candidateapp/Jobs/View/SHO200630-5/Bursary-_Retail_Business_Management

You will first be required to Register an account (https://shoprite-bursary.erecruit.co/candidateapp/register/) before you can Login and apply (https://shoprite-bursary.erecruit.co/candidateapp/login/)
You may be required to submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation when applying online (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application be disregarded):

ID document (certified copy)
Matric latest results, if currently in Matric (certified copy)
Matric certificate, if completed Matric (certified copy)
Latest tertiary academic record, if at tertiary level (certified copy)

CLOSING DATE

30 September 2021.
(Applications submitted after these dates will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)

CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER

For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact Shoprite Holdings directly:
Head Office
Tel: 021 980 4000
Email: [email protected]
*Read the FAQ’s before contacting Shoprite: https://shoprite-bursary.erecruit.co/candidateapp/Content/FAQ-s_-_Applying_for_a_Bursary