Shoprite Group Data Science Bursary

The Shoprite Group offers comprehensive bursaries to support students studying or intending to study scarce skills such as food science, pharmacy, chartered accounting, logistics as well as information technology and retail business management.

Shoprite’s bursaries provide financial assistance towards tuition and on-campus accommodation, and are also linked to work-back agreements – ensuring job opportunities upon graduation.

Shoprite has successfully started its very own Data Science Academy, producing top-level specialists in the field of data science. 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.

Successful candidates will meet the following criteria:

Degree or postgraduate qualification in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Operational Research, Industrial Engineering & Quantitative Management (or similar quantitative degree)

• - 60%+ Aggregate
• - Minimum 65% in Mathematics (from 2nd year of study)
• - Students in their 2nd to 4th academic year/Honours
• - South African citizen
• - 27 years old and younger

Please contact us via email if you have any queries: Bursary@shoprite.co.za

Please note that applications via email will not be accepted.