ACT Educational Trust Bursaries

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ACT Educational Trust Bursaries for Developing Countries; The ACT Educational Trust is a charity that promotes the treasury profession through education and support. The Trust offers bursaries to assist students from developing countries who are unable to fund or gain sponsorship for their studies, to study for an ACT qualification.

Treasury Qualifications Bursaries

ACT Educational Trust offers a bursary for the Certificate in Treasury Fundamentals.

The bursary covers:

  • Online learning materials fee
  • Student membership fee
  • Assessment fee (your first exam sitting, and one re-sit if needed).

Having successfully completed the Certificate in Treasury Fundamentals, students can then apply for a bursary to cover the Certificate in Treasury and Diploma in Treasury Management.

Cash Qualifications Bursary

If you are more interested in cash management specifically, you may wish to apply to study the Award in International Cash Management.

The bursary covers:

  • Online learning materials fee
  • Student membership fee
  • Assessment fee (your first exam sitting, and one re-sit if needed).

Eligibility

  1. Bursaries are offered to nationals and residents from developing countries.
  2. You may be exempt from the Certificate in Treasury Fundamentals, in which case you may be eligible to apply for a bursary for the Certificate in Treasury instead. Take a look at the following exemption information and if you think it applies to you, get in touch so that we can help you and ensure you apply for the correct bursary.

Qualified Accountant

  • If you are ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW qualified or qualified with an IFAC recognized body, you are exempt from the Certificate in Treasury Fundamentals.
  • We recommend that you begin your studies with the Certificate in Treasury. You may also be exempt from certain units of the Certificate in Treasury. Take a look at the accountancy exemptions information to see which exemptions apply to you.
  • If the accounting exemptions applies to you, you can complete the Accountant Bursary form – see below.

Other professional qualifications

  • If you are a CFA Charter holder you are eligible for direct entry on to the Certificate in Treasury. You will need to provide a copy of your qualification certificate when applying.

Selection Procedure

  • Awarding of bursaries is based on their availability and the information provided on the application forms. The awards are made entirely at the discretion of the ACT Educational Trust.
  • Please note: every application window has an allocated budget spend. If the number of applications exceeds this allocation the bursaries will be awarded on a first come, first served basis (providing the eligibility criteria has been met).
  • Candidates will be notified of the outcome of their application via email within four weeks of the application deadline.

Certificate in Treasury Fundamentals Bursary

  • If you are a national and resident of one of the developing countries, and are unable to gain sponsorship for your studies from your employer, please complete the bursary application form. All applications must include the Employment Declaration form.

Award in International Cash Management Bursary

  • If you are a national and resident of one of the developing countries, and are unable to gain sponsorship for your studies from your employer, please complete the bursary application form. All applications must include the Employment Declaration form.

Accountants Bursary

  • If you are a qualified accountant you should apply for the Accountant Bursary.
  • If you are a national and resident of one of the developing countries, and are unable to gain sponsorship for your studies from your employer, please complete the bursary application form. All applications must include the Employment Declaration form.

For more information: https://learning.treasurers.org/bursary-scheme

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