International Examination Fee Discount Program

The Society of Actuaries (SOA) offers support designed to provide financial relief to eligible candidates of qualified countries for examination fees and Professional Affiliate Membership Dues.

International Examination Fee Discount Program

Professional Affiliate Membership International Dues Discount Program

Qualified Countries for Discount Programs

International Examination Fee Discount Program

Candidate Eligibility Requirements

1. The candidate must currently reside in a qualified country. Residents of the U.S. and Canada are not eligible. As an example, residents of China who study in the U.S. or Canada are not eligible to apply or utilize the discount program.
2. If the candidate leaves the qualified country, the candidate will lose eligibility for the discount program.
3. Candidates must write their examinations within a qualified country. If a candidate sits for an examination at an examination center in the U.S., Canada, or any other ineligible country, additional fees will be assessed to bring the amount paid to full fee.
4. The candidate must adhere to all stated requirements for the examination.
5. If examination discipline penalties are imposed, the candidate will permanently lose eligibility for the discount program.

Eligible candidates will see applicable discounted rates when registering for an exam via our online registration system.

Standard registration rates apply to (discount is not eligible):

• All candidates for the FAP modules, FAP Interim Assessment and the FAP Final Assessment, as well as all FSA modules.
• Associateship Professionalism Course (APC) and the Fellowship Admissions Course (FAC).

Professional Affiliate Membership International Discount Program

The Society of Actuaries (SOA) offers support designed to provide financial relief to eligible candidates of qualified countries for Professional Affiliate membership dues.

Candidate Eligibility Requirements

1. The applicant must currently reside in a qualified country. Residents of the U.S. and Canada are not eligible.
2. If the applicant leaves the qualified country, the applicant will lose eligibility for the discount program.
3. The applicant must adhere to all stated requirements for Professional Affiliate Membership.
4. Dues discount applications are subject to review and misrepresenting qualified country violates the Professional Affiliate Member Code of Conduct.

Eligible applicants will see the applicable discounted rates when applying for Professional Affiliate Membership via our online registration system.

Qualified Countries for Discount Programs

Note: Examination centers are not established in all qualified countries. Also, the accessibility of examination services in the following countries is contingent upon the availability of secure and reasonable shipping methods: Algeria, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire; Iraq; Kyrgyz; Lao PDR; and Tajikistan.

Candidates may direct questions to SOA Customer Service at  customerservice@soa.org.