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Student Services

Stakeholder Value Creation Scorecard The latest development on the scholarship
front is the ICAEW Foundation bursary
Students scheme to assist CA Sri Lanka students
eligible to receive dual membership. The
bursary agreement between CA Sri Lanka
Creating opportunities for students and ICAEW was signed on 28th December
to learn and grow is one of the most 2022 to support students who were eligible
important functional responsibilities of for the Joint Student and Membership to
CA Sri Lanka. Towards this end, CA Sri simultaneously obtain both qualifications.
Lanka support services aim to empower Under the bursary scheme, 20 eligible Signing of the Bursary agreement between CA
students in their journey to accomplish students receive a scholarship not exceeding Sri Lanka and ICAEW
their goal of achieving a globally GBP 34,360 for a period of two years (Year 2023/2024) to cover tuition fees, examination
recognised professional qualification. fees and the cost of the ICAEW Digital Textbooks pertaining to the three ICAEW
Advanced Level modules (Corporate Reporting, Strategic Business Management and
Scholarships Case Study).
Scholarships are granted through the
CA Foundation. Established in 2010, the During the year, 138 scholarships were awarded, as illustrated below:
CA Foundation has for the past twelve
years offered over 1,200 scholarships to Category 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
students from around Sri Lanka. Currently GCE A/L Island Top 10 10 12 11 12 7
there are several schemes for students to Scholarship Scheme
access scholarships.
GCE A/L District 1st 18 20 21 15 17
(Commerce) Scholarship
The GCE A/L Island Top 10 Scholarship
Scheme is awarded to commerce and Scheme
non commerce stream students who are LA Weerasinghe Memorial 70 81 88 42 32
ranked within the top 10 in the island at Scholarship Scheme
the GCE A/L, while the GCE A/L District Corporate Level Trainee 30 31 26 27 38
1st Scholarship Scheme is for A/L Scholarship Scheme
students who have obtained top district- Members/Other Sponsorship 02 04 04 02 -
wise marks in the commerce stream. Scheme
National Conference 10 10 10 10 44
The LA Weerasinghe Memorial
Scholarship Scheme was set up to Scholarship Scheme
support students as well as prospective CA Student Society (CASS)
students with financial difficulties to Aside from this annual event, CASS
enable them to pursue their studies at CASS is the main body representing also promotes continuous and ongoing
CA Sri Lanka. Every year, CA Sri Lanka CA students and plays an active role engagement with students via the
calls for applications via newspaper in fostering student engagement. ‘Fusion” Business Magazine and through
advertisements inviting eligible students The flagship event organised by the social media platforms as well as other
to apply. The Corporate Level Trainee CASS is the International CA Students’ direct interactions. Student engagement
Scholarship Scheme is dedicated to Conference, which remains a much initiatives by CASS in 2022 includes;
assisting students who have completed looked forward to event on the annual y Business Article Competition
the Business Level of the CA qualification student calendar.
but find themselves unable to continue y Gear Up sessions
with the Corporate/Strategic Levels due to The 36th International CA Students’ y CASS Recruitment Programme
financial constraints. Conference which was held on 1st March
2022 at the Galadari Hotel, Colombo was y CA Live Chat
well attended with more than 800 CA y CSR Projects
students from across Sri Lanka, physically
and virtually from SAFA countries such as y Blood Donation Campaign.
India, Pakistan, and Nepal.

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