Shoprite Holdings has had a bold vision for the future since it opened its first stores in 1979. The group aimed to become the leading food retailer it is today. Over the past 40 years, Shoprite Holdings has shown its resilience and value by creating brand trust, recognition, and goodwill in the countries where it operates.
With over 2,913 outlets across Africa and more than 142,000 employees, the company strives to seize new growth opportunities in the years ahead.
Bursary description
The Shoprite Group provides comprehensive bursaries to support students studying or planning to study in areas with scarce skills, such as food science, pharmacy, chartered accounting, logistics, information technology, and retail business management.
These bursaries cover tuition fees and on-campus accommodation costs and require work-back agreements to ensure job opportunities upon graduation.
Shoprite also offers a variety of exciting job opportunities at various locations in Africa, including in-store vacancies and programmes such as apprenticeships at the Data Science Academy. As a leading employer in South Africa, the Shoprite Group welcomes ambitious and hard-working individuals to join them in their pursuit of becoming the best retailer in the world.
If you're young, ambitious, and serious about your future, Shoprite's bursary opportunities will put you on the path to success.
Requirements and eligibility
The following are the qualification requirements for different bursary opportunities at Shoprite:
Accounting:
BCom Accounting or BAcc (CA stream)
Minimum 65% in Accounting, Taxation, and Auditing
65%+ Aggregate in 2nd to 4th academic year/Honours
South African citizen, 27 years old and younger
Food Service:
Diploma/Degree in Culinary Arts or related qualification in Hospitality Management/BSc Food Science
60%+ Aggregate in 2nd and 3rd academic year
South African citizen, 27 years old and younger
IT (Information Technology/Systems):
BSc/BCom majoring in Information Technology/Systems Analysis
Students in 4th year/Honours academic year
South African citizen, 27 years old and younger
IT (Data Science):
Degree or postgraduate qualification in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Operational
Research, Industrial Engineering & Quantitative Management (or similar quantitative degree)
Minimum 65% in Mathematics (from 2nd year of study)
60%+ Aggregate in 2nd to 4th academic year/Honours
South African citizen, 27 years old and younger
For any inquiries, interested individuals may contact Shoprite through email at Bursary@shoprite.co.za. However, applications via email will not be accepted.
How to apply
To apply for one of Shoprite Group's Bursaries, visit the Shoprite Group website and select 'Apply Now'. Once there, browse by category and select the bursary you'd like to apply to.
