{"id":7300,"date":"2022-11-07T10:59:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T10:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icap.org.pk\/?page_id=7300"},"modified":"2026-01-12T12:32:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T12:32:46","slug":"students-financial-support-sfs-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/students\/scholarships\/students-financial-support-sfs-program\/","title":{"rendered":"CAT\u2013SFS: Students Financial Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\nol li {\n    font-size: 15px !important;\n    color: #3d4955d9 !important;\n    line-height: 20px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p>This category is designed to support deserving students who demonstrate strong academic potential but require financial assistance to pursue the Chartered Accountancy qualification. It complements and strengthens the existing financial support programs offered by Registered Accounting Education Tutors (RAETs), helping to ease the financial burden on academically bright and deserving students and enabling them to progress in the CA profession without obstacles.<\/p>\n<p>RAETs may recommend students who meet the following conditions:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility Criteria:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Applicable to students attending tuitions at RAETs in:\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\">\n<li>Pre-requisite Competencies;<\/li>\n<li>Certificate in Accounting and Finance;<\/li>\n<li>Hands-on Courses up to CAF level; and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Have at least 80% or equivalent marks in HSSC or equivalent examinations<\/li>\n<li>Have a total family income < PKR 100,000 per month<\/li>\n<li>Have approved by RAET for 75% or more discount in Tuition Fee<\/li>\n<li>Are not availing any other ICAP scholarship<\/li>\n<li>Are recommended to ICAP by the respective RAET<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Benefits Offered:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Minimum 75% tuition fee discount through RAET up to CAF level including hands on courses, once per subject.<\/li>\n<li>Registration Fee: Rs. 2,000 (remaining fee deferred to CFAP stage in 3 instalments)<\/li>\n<li>PRC &#038; CAF Examination\/Exemption Fee: Rs. 1,000 once per subject<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol type='i'>\n<li>Students shall be entitled to avail only such registration \/ examination and exemption fees that are yet to be paid to ICAP and no retrospective reimbursement shall be allowed.<\/li>\n<li>Deferred registration fee will be payable in three equal instalments along with examination fee at each sitting of the CFAP exam, starting from the first-time appearance at the CFAP exam.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Recommendation Process by the RAETs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>RAETs shall submit student recommendations through the designated SFS RAETs Portal, along with all required supporting documents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/icap.org.pk\/sfs\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn btn-success btn-lg\">SFS RAETs Portal <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommendation approval by ICAP:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications received by the last date of each month will be processed and approved by ICAP by the 10th of the following month.  RAETs will be informed of the approved applications in line with the stipulated criteria for onward confirmation to their students. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Queries:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For queries RAETs may contact ICAP at <a href=\"mailto:sfs@icap.org.pk\">sfs@icap.org.pk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<p><strong>FAQs SFS:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"\/view\/?add=per\/sfs\/&file=FAQsSFS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FAQs SFS<\/a><\/p>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Old SFS Page Text\n\n\n<p><strong>About Program:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n<p>This scholarship is initiated with an objective to complement and encourage the existing financial support programs of Registered Accounting Education Tutors (RAETs) and to take substantial burden off from academically bright and financially deserving students to pursue their career in Chartered Accountancy profession.\n  <br \/> RAETs may recommend a talented and deserving student by taking into account the following: <\/p>\n\n\n  \n  \n\n<p><strong>Eligibility Criteria:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n<ul>\n    \n\n<li class=\"inn-lst\">Applicable to students attending tuitions at RAETs for:\n       \n\n<ul>\n          \n\n<li>Pre-requisite Competencies; <\/li>\n\n\n          \n\n<li>Certificate in Accounting and Finance;  <\/li>\n\n\n          \n\n<li>Hands-on Courses of Presentation and Personal Effectiveness (PPE) and MS Office; and<\/li>\n\n\n       <\/ul>\n\n\n      <\/li>\n\n\n    \n\n<li>Students having, minimum 80% or equivalent marks in HSSC or equivalent examinations; and<\/li>\n\n\n    \n\n<li>Are financially deserving as determined by RAET; and<\/li>\n\n\n    \n\n<li>Have already been approved by RAET for 75% or more discount on tuition fee and other charges of RAETs; and<\/li>\n\n\n    \n\n<li>Are not availing any other scholarship\/fund from ICAP; and<\/li>\n\n\n    \n\n<li>Are recommended to ICAP by RAET.<\/li>\n\n\n  <\/ul>\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n\n<p><strong>Benefits Offered to Students:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n<p>Following financial support will be given to the selected students<\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n<ul>\n    \n\n<li class=\"inn-lst\">Availing 75% or more discounts on tuition fee and other charges by RAET\n       \n\n<ul>\n          \n\n<li>Enrolment Fee:  Rs. 2,000 (Remaining fee will be deferred and payable in three instalments during CFAP stage)<\/li>\n\n\n          \n\n<li>Registration Fee: Rs. 2,000 (Remaining fee will be deferred and payable in three instalments during CFAP stage)<\/li>\n\n\n          \n\n<li>PRC & CAF Examination\/Exemption fee, once for each subject: Rs. 1,000. <\/li>\n\n\n       <\/ul>\n\n\n      <\/li>\n\n\n\n    \n\n<li>Students availing more than 90% discounts on tuition fee and other charges by RAET\n        \n\n<ul>\n          \n\n<li>Enrolment Fee:  Rs. 1,500 (Remaining fee will be deferred and payable in three instalments during CFAP stage)<\/li>\n\n\n          \n\n<li>Registration Fee: Rs. 1,000 (Remaining fee will be deferred and payable in three instalments during CFAP stage)<\/li>\n\n\n          \n\n<li>PRC & CAF Examination\/Exemption fee, once for each subject: Rs. 500. <\/li>\n\n\n        <\/ul>\n\n\n      <\/li>\n\n\n\n  <\/ul>\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n\n<p class=\"notes-sfs\"><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n<ol type=\"I\">\n    \n\n<li class=\"notes-sfs\">Students shall be entitled to avail only such enrolment \/ registration \/ examination and exemption fees that are yet to be paid to ICAP and no retrospective reimbursement shall be allowed.<\/li>\n\n\n    \n\n<li class=\"notes-sfs\">Deferred enrolment & registration fee will be payable in three equal installments along with examination fee at each sitting of the CFAP exam, starting from the first-time appearance at the CFAP exam.<\/li>\n\n\n    \n\n<li class=\"notes-sfs\">Discount on tuition fee and other charges means discount offered to students at PRC (all papers) and respective papers at CAF stage including Hands-on courses of PPE and MS Office.<\/li>\n\n\n  <\/ol>\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n\n<p><strong>Recommendation Process by the RAETs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n<p>The following is the minimum information that would be required from RAET under a cover letter:<\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n<ol>\n    \n\n<li>For PRC assessments (all subjects):\n      A list of students availing 75% or more discounts on tuition fee and other charges by RAET stating actual fee and other charges fee charged by RAET. \n      <\/li>\n\n\n    \n\n<li>For CAF level and Hands-on Courses (per subject): \n      A list of students availing 75% or more discounts on tuition fee and other charges by RAET stating actual fee and other charges fee charged by RAET per subject including Hands-on Courses.  \n      <\/li>\n\n\n    \n\n<li>Evidence of performance in HSSC or equivalent examinations. <\/li>\n\n\n    \n\n<li>An undertaking from Principal or authorized person of RAET that confirms the eligibility of each student.<\/li>\n\n\n  <\/ol>\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n\n<p><strong>How to Apply:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n<p>Students should apply directly to their respective RAET for recommendation under SFS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n    \n\n<p><strong>RAETs Portal for SFS Recommendation to ICAP:  <\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/icap.org.pk\/sfs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SFS RAETs Portal <\/a><br \/>\n      <strong>SFS Brochure:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/icap.org.pk\/files\/per\/sfs\/SFSBrochure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SFS Brochure<\/a><br \/>\n    \n      <strong>FAQs SFS:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"\/view\/?add=per\/sfs\/&file=FAQsSFS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FAQs SFS<\/a><br \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Queries:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n<p>For queries RAETs may contact ICAP at <a href=\"mailto:sfs@icap.org.pk\">sfs@icap.org.pk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n  --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This category is designed to support deserving students who demonstrate strong academic potential but require financial assistance to pursue the Chartered Accountancy qualification. 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