{"id":3742,"date":"2021-06-09T11:11:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T11:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icap.org.pk\/?page_id=3742"},"modified":"2023-04-28T05:57:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T05:57:58","slug":"grant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/iiru\/grants\/grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant Cycle:2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.main-content-page {\nbackground: url(https:\/\/icap.org.pk\/files\/per\/students\/edu-training\/icap-iba\/img\/background-iiru.jpg) no-repeat fixed bottom;\n}\n.entry-content h2, .entry-content h3 {\n\tfont-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;\n\tcolor: #2f6098;\n\tletter-spacing: -1px;\n}\n.card{\n\tz-index: 10;\n    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9) !important;\n    padding: 15px 30px !important;\n    box-shadow: 0px 2px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) !important;\n    transition: 0.3s !important;\n    transition: ease-in-out 0.4s !important;\n    border-radius: 5px !important;\n\tmargin: 30px 0px;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"text-center\">CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSAL<\/h2>\n<div class=\"card\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">OBJECTIVE OF RESEARCH<\/h3>\n<p>The ICAP-IBA Research Unit (IIRU) aims to promote research and development in Pakistan by attracting and retaining outstanding scholars having research interest and who seek to improve policies and practices in the areas relevant to the profession, including finance, accounting, auditing, corporate governance and taxation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">RESEARCH AGENDA<\/h3>\n<p>IIRU Research Agenda has been developed to  bring together researchers and practitioners to ensure outcomes having impact  on policies and practices. We, therefore, solicit research proposals:<\/p>\n<ol type=\"a\">\n<li>that  encourage chartered accountants\u2013researcher collaboration; and<\/li>\n<li>demonstrate  that the identified research area is expected to create a significant impact on  accounting profession and industry.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">THE RESEARCH INTEREST OF IIRU<\/h3>\n<p>The preferred research discipline includes:<\/p>\n<ol type=\"a\">\n<li>Finance<\/li>\n<li>Accounting<\/li>\n<li>Auditing<\/li>\n<li>Corporate    Governance; and<\/li>\n<li>Taxation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">RESEARCH INTEREST 2020<\/h3>\n<p>Specific research interest 2020 are as follows:<br \/>\n  <strong>Discipline 01 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Finance<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>Theme\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:  \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Financial Inclusion<\/strong><br \/>\n  <em>Specific Context<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In 2011, Alliance for  Financial Inclusion (AFI), a global network of concerned policymakers and supervisors,  developed the &ldquo;Maya Declaration&rdquo;, the first set of global and measurable  commitments to financial inclusion. The declaration has been endorsed by over  80 countries including Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, to achieve the  objectives of above declaration, State Bank of Pakistan developed a  comprehensive strategy &ldquo;National Financial Inclusion Strategy-Pakistan&rdquo;. The  strategy has so far achieved many of its milestone due to progressive financial  sector in Pakistan. Now five-year experience of Pakistan enables IIRU to  investigate different aspects of the Strategy in the light of outcomes and  impact and help State Bank of Pakistan and key players of the Strategy to make  necessary interventions.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sub Themes<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Comparison of outcomes and impacts  of financial inclusion strategy of most successful countries and Pakistan<\/li>\n<li>A diagnostic analysis of  enablers and drivers of National Financial Inclusion Strategy &#8211; Pakistan based  on the experience during 2015 to 2020 <\/li>\n<li>Financial inclusion strategy \u2013  Performance analysis of banking institutions in expanding and diversifying  access points and key reasons of the performance level\u00a0 <\/li>\n<li>Financial inclusion \u2013  Women-focused products in agriculture finance<\/li>\n<li>Financial inclusion \u2013 Pakistan  experience of Self Help Groups<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Discipline 02 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Business<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>Theme\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:  \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Agriculture Business<\/strong><br \/>\n  <em>Specific Context<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pakistan, being the 6th most populated nation with over 220 million population, needs self-sustainable food security system. Agriculture contributes around 20% in GDP and over 40% population is dependent on the sector.<\/p>\n<p>For decades World Bank supports and advocates multi-dimensional Agriculture Extension Programs in all countries. All provincial governments of Pakistan have also elaborated Agriculture Extension Programs in relevant ministry. These programs are more focused on crop production, curtailing the cost of production, educating farming communities\u2019 and disseminating recent technologies. It is imperative for a successful Agriculture Extension Program to include supporting the farmers to access the institutional financing, consumer markets and gain due price of their produce.  <\/p>\n<p><em>Sub Themes<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Impact of  agricultural credit on farm income<\/li>\n<li>Economic Analysis  of Agriculture Small Loans on farm productivity<\/li>\n<li>A diagnostic analysis of role of middlemen in  financing and marketing of agriculture business and its impact on the earnings  of farmers<\/li>\n<li>Measuring the impact of credit availability  and constraints for farmers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Discipline 03 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Auditing<\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong>Theme\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:  \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Digital audit<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Specific Context<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Technology is enabling the businesses to rethink value proposition and behave like a digital disruptor. Technology is no more an option, as a number of market forces are driving the need to become digital. Audit and assurance services are no exception. It is reasonably expected that audit and assurance practitioners have all the desire to converge their services into digital and technology based services, but they lack actionable industry-specific roadmap. <\/p>\n<p><em>Sub Themes<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>A global study of  digitization of audit and assurance services to develop a Digital Audit  Maturity Model that is able to serve as an actionable granular roadmap of  digital transformation of audit and assurance practices in Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li>How data analytics improves the efficiency and  effectiveness of substantive testing <\/li>\n<li>How digitization of audit improves the  efficiency and effectiveness of test of controls <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">CONDUCT OF RESEARCH<\/h3>\n<p>The following are the expectations from the  grant holders: <\/p>\n<ol type=\"a\">\n<li>Scientific rigor in performing research that  includes data collection, analysis and interpretation.<\/li>\n<li>Documentation of data, processes, judgments  and opinions.<\/li>\n<li>Referencing and, where applicable, obtaining  permission for the use of all published and unpublished work of others.<\/li>\n<li>Settling the author-ship matters and including  all individuals who made a substantial contribution. <strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Acknowledging  appropriately all those who contributed to research, including the sponsors.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">THE GRANT<\/h3>\n<p>The maximum limit of the grant is Rs.600,000 for each research project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">ELIGIBILITY OF THE APPLICANTS<\/h3>\n<ol type=\"a\">\n<li>Must be a citizen of Pakistan and preferably  residing in Pakistan. <\/li>\n<li>Having either of the following completed or  in-progress degrees and\/or qualification,<\/li>\n<ol type=\"i\">\n<li>A research based master&rsquo;s degree for  independent research proposal<\/li>\n<li>Pursuing a research based master&rsquo;s degree  program where research is supervised by a faculty.<\/li>\n<li>Chartered Accountancy, where research is  supervised by a faculty.\u00a0 <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<li>Preferably having relevant industry and  academic experience.<\/li>\n<li>Unit Head may recommend waiver from any of the  above eligibility criteria based on merit of the case. The waiver is subject to  the approval of ROC.<\/li>\n<li>The  eligibility criteria apply to all candidates if a joint proposal is submitted  by two or more candidates.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table table-striped table-bordered vl-middle\">\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><strong>Process<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Date <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Start date of the application<\/td>\n<td>October 5, 2020 (Closed)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Last date of the submission of application <\/td>\n<td>November 2, 2020 (Closed)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Evaluation of the proposals <\/td>\n<td>November 30, 2020 (Closed)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Offer to the candidates based on recommendations of Unit Head <\/td>\n<td>December 15, 2020 (Closed)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Finalization of contracts <\/td>\n<td>December 31, 2020 (Closed)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"table table-striped table-bordered vl-middle\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Title<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"100\"><strong>PDF<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"100\"><strong>WORD<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GRANT APPLICATION FORM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/files\/per\/students\/edu-training\/icap-iba\/GrantApplicationForm.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf-o small-pdf\"> <\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/files\/per\/students\/edu-training\/icap-iba\/GrantApplicationForm.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i class=\"fa fa-file-word-o small-word\">&nbsp;<\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSAL OBJECTIVE OF RESEARCH The ICAP-IBA Research Unit (IIRU) aims to promote research and development in Pakistan by attracting and retaining outstanding scholars having research interest and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":5074,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-3742","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3742"}],"version-history":[{"count":57,"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8036,"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3742\/revisions\/8036"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}