Who We Are
The ICAS Foundation supports young people from low-income backgrounds to access the accountancy and finance profession. We do this by providing financial support, mentoring, and career development opportunities.
Our vision is an accountancy profession without unnecessary barriers to entry, where every talented young person, regardless of their background has the opportunity and support to pursue a successful career.
We provide students on our programme with individualised support, ready for further professional training and employment with a focus on a career in the accountancy profession.
Since launching, the ICAS Foundation has supported young people from disadvantaged communities to study accounting and finance at undergraduate degree level. The Foundation relies on the financial support of ICAS and its members to carry out its charitable work.
The ICAS Foundation enables ICAS members to:
