Applications for all-inclusive bursaries, made available by a leading South African supermarket retailer, are now open. Shoprite bursaries are offered for the 2023 and 2024 academic years to high-performing students enrolled for degrees at South African universities.
This is open to students enrolled in Accounting, Criminology, Information Technology, E-Commerce, and Retail Business Management and it covers tuition fees and on-campus accommodation. In the last financial year, the retailer spent over R16 million on its bursary programme, which funded 206 students.
“All bursary recipients are offered employment with the group on completion of their studies,” said Lungile Koti, senior early careers specialist.
Bursary applications are to be submitted before 30 April.
As the largest private sector employer in South Africa, the group is one of the top graduate employers in the country. Last year, for the second consecutive year, the retailer was awarded the Gradstar Students’ Choice Award for Retail Employer of Choice by students.
