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Roche Diagnostics Bursary South Africa 2025

 

Roche Diagnostics Bursary South Africa 2025


ABOUT THE BURSARY PROVIDER – ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS

Roche Diagnostics is a division of Roche, a leading healthcare company founded in 1896 in Switzerland. Roche Diagnostics provide in vitro diagnostics solutions, covering molecular diagnostics, clinical chemistry and immunoassays, tissue diagnostics, point of care testing, patient self-testing, next-generation sequencing, and laboratory automation and IT, and decision support solutions.
 

ABOUT THE ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED

Roche Diagnostics is inviting students to apply for their bursary programme, for the 2025 academic year.

Bursaries will be awarded for studies (Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Bachelors Degree/ Honours) within the following fields:

  • Business Management (or closely related fields)
  • Human Resources (or closely related fields)
  • Legal (or closely related fields)
  • Marketing (or closely related fields)
  • Medicine / Medical sciences
  • Purchasing / Logistics / Supply Chain (or closely related fields)
  • STEM-related fields (Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics/ Quantitative or Medical) degrees

Through the bursary programme, the company shows its commitment to skills development, meaningful socio-economic transformation, and the country’s broader development agenda

EXPENSES COVERED & BENEFITS

The bursary will provide the following benefits:

  • Full bursary that covers: registration fees, tuition fees, textbooks, accommodation, meals, laptop and stationery/ necessities.
  • Continuous psycho-social support provided by Excel@Uni.
  • Light-touch mentorship for developing essential skills imperative for personal and professional growth.
  • Job opportunity after graduation (bursary recipients must accept any job requests from the company).
  • Funding is renewable annually, based on performance & budget.

(Note: full details of expenses covered by the sponsor will be confirmed by the donor during the drafting of the award letter.)

Successful candidates will receive feedback within 3 months after closing date and be required to undergo screening, shortlisting, interview, and psychometric assessments. If you have not been contacted by then, please consider your application unsuccessful.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS BURSARY

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):

  • You must be a South African citizen
  • You must be under 30 years old
  • You must be currently in Matric (in 2024) or have completed Matric
  • You must be studying or intend on studying full-time, towards a qualification within one of the fields of study listed above (NQF level 6 or higher)
  • You must be studying or registered to study at a recognised and accredited tertiary institution in South Africa
  • You must have a strong academic record, with a minimum overall average of 60% in the latest full academic year (or a minimum overall average of 50% if living with a disability)

 

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS BURSARY

Applications must be submitted online at: Roche Diagnostics Bursary Application 2025

Enter “www.coursecouch.blogspot.com” in the field asking how you heard about the Roche Diagnostics Bursary.

Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your online application (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your may application be disqualified):

  • ID document (certified copy)
  • Grade 11 final report AND Matric term 2 report, if currently in Matric (certified copy)
  • Matric certificate, if completed Matric (certified copy)
  • Most recent/ June 2024 academic transcript (certified copy)
  • Official University Fee Statements for 2024
  • Motivational letter indicating why you have chosen your field of study, how you will use your qualification after graduation and why/how it will benefit the SPONSOR to fund your studies (1 to 2 pages)
  • Parents or guardians ID documents/ death certificates (certified copies)
  • Parents or guardians proof of household income (3 months payslips if employed/ affidavit if unemployed/ sassa documents if receiving a grant: certified copies)
  • Proof of NSFAS funding if applicable: confirmation contracts, letters or offers
  • Proof of any other bursary funding if applicable: confirmation contracts, letters or offers
  • Dept of Labour Employment Equity Act (EEA1) Form and Doctors’ Letter, if disabled
  • Parents or guardians signed and completed consent form and certified copy of their ID, if under 18 years old
(Notes: 1) All certified documents must be less than 3 months old. 2) If you have multiple documents for 1 submission, combine them into 1 file for upload.)

CLOSING DATE FOR THE ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS BURSARY

23 December 2024 (at 12 pm midday).
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)


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