Roche is a leading healthcare company founded in 1896 in Switzerland. The company is involved with the discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of healthcare solutions and continues to search for better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases and make a sustainable contribution to society.
The company operates worldwide under two divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics and has so far developed 29 medicines that are included in the World Health Organization (WHO) Model Lists of Essential Medicines, including antimalarials; cancer medicines, and life-saving antibiotics.
ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED
Roche will be awarding bursaries within the following fields of study (for Undergraduate or Postgraduate qualifications):
- B Com General
- Business Admin
- Economics
- Finance
- Marketing
- Communication
- Human Resources
- Supply Chain
- LLB
- Industrial Engineering
- Safety Health and Environment
- Biological Sciences
- Biomedical Sciences
- Pharmacy
- Quality Assurance Management (Life Science Stream)
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):
- South African citizen
- Completed Matric
- Studying within one of the aforementioned fields of study (towards a Undergraduate or Postgraduate qualification)
- Studying or intend on studying at one of the following institutions in South Africa: University of the Witwatersrand/ University of Johannesburg/ Tshwane University of Technology
- Excellent Academic record
- From disadvantaged background
- From designated groups (African, Coloured, Indian, Asian)
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE BURSARY
Applications must be done online at: https://bsp.fundi.co.za/
Before you can apply, you will be required to Register an account here: https://bsp.fundi.co.za/Students/Create and then Login here: https://bsp.fundi.co.za/Users/Login
Upload clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your completed application form (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application be disregarded):
- ID document (certified copy)
- Matric certificate (certified copy)
- Latest academic transcript/ record (on official tertiary letterhead)
- Proof of tertiary registration (on official tertiary letterhead)
- Tertiary Fees Statement (on official tertiary letterhead)
- Motivational letter to support your application
CLOSING DATE
3 December.
(Applications submitted after this date 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 Fundi (Roche bursary administrator) directly:
Email: [email protected]