Honours Application Help Guide

Confirm that the owner is a financial FASA member and the cat is registered with FASA. Prepare the cat's registered name/number, breed, colour, sex, birth date and breeder, plus your membership number, contact and postal details.

Have the previous title certificate and the challenge or merit certificates for the title being claimed. Select the level before reading certificates. The online form needs at least one certificate file even if you enter every record manually.

The six Honours PDF options cover the different pathways. Use the Show Rules, Appendix B, and ask the Honours Recorder about uncertain eligibility before applying.

Choose the exact title and then Certificate, Certificate + Medallion or Certificate + Rosette. The current fee follows the certificate option.

• Champion: 4 Open-class challenges under 3 judges; at least 2 FASA.
• Grand Champion: 4 Champion-class challenges under 3 judges; at least 2 FASA.
• Double Grand Champion: 6 Grand Champion-class challenges under 4 judges; at least 4 FASA.
• Bronze, Silver and Gold Double Grand Champion: 10 challenges each under 5 judges, at least 7 FASA, earned in the immediately preceding title class.
• Jade, Amethyst and Opal: 20 additional qualifying Gold Double Grand Champion-class challenges for each step, under at least 5 judges. The progression is 20, 40 and 60 in total; the online form displays 20 rows for the step being claimed.
• Diamond: the online form displays 30 rows for the additional challenges, with a stated progression total of 90.

Check higher-title eligibility with the Recorder: the published PDFs disagree about Diamond's preceding title and qualifying start year. The 2026 Show Rules also say all National Show challenges count, while some forms and the online guidance refer to CCCA Nationals. Confirm which evidence is eligible for your application; the row count is not an approval decision.

Enter the owner's name, FASA member number, email, phone, address, suburb, state and postcode. These are required. Use an email you can access and check it for typing errors. The form enforces field lengths before saving; if text is too long, correct it rather than omitting important identity details.

Use the registered name and registration number, then complete breed, colour, birth date, sex and breeder. Check any autofill against the official record.

Retain previous title certificates and evidence of recognised titles from another body. An entire cat's challenges may carry forward after neutering under the Show Rules; ask the Recorder to check the record when the sex/status has changed.

1. Select the cat and honours level first.
2. Choose one PDF containing several certificates, or individual PDF, JPG, PNG, WEBP or GIF files. Each file may be up to 20 MiB. The reader fills up to the rows available for the selected level.
3. Review every imported show date, show, affiliation and judge. Read warnings about uncertain names, missing details, duplicates or extra certificates that did not fit.
4. Complete every displayed row. A show date and judge combination must be unique; different judges on the same date may be entered separately. Dates cannot be in the future.
5. Keep at least one challenge certificate attached when submitting. A payment receipt does not satisfy the evidence requirement.

Existing completed rows are kept and duplicates are skipped. Changing the cat or level can affect which records belong in the application. The reader's suggestions do not approve an award. You can correct the text manually; if the reader fails, review and enter the records while retaining the required evidence files.

If you cannot provide files online, use the matching fillable PDF and contact the FASA Honours Recorder about supplying it with the certificates. The Companion PDF has only six printed rows; ask how to attach a continuation for a higher award.

The printed forms ask for sighting by the Honours Recorder or a FASA Management Committee member; Champion and Grand Champion also refer to the previous honours certificate. Keep those originals available and follow the Recorder's instructions.

The online form records a hidden Sighted value when the certificate reader fills a row. It is not an applicant checkbox and does not establish that an official has reviewed or approved the certificate. Manually entered rows are still subject to Recorder review.

Review all identity details, the selected title and every challenge row before confirming: I declare that the information provided is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. The form supplies the declaration date.

The optional note for the Honours Recorder accepts up to 255 characters. Use it to explain an uncertainty in the evidence. It does not replace a required challenge field or supporting certificate.

Pay by direct deposit using the current fee and bank details shown on the application. The payment reference and receipt are optional; enter the reference you actually used if you have paid. A saved application or receipt upload does not confirm that FASA has reconciled your payment. Older PDFs may list cheque or cash: the online forms use direct deposit.

Each selected file may be up to 20 MiB. You can add multiple files in successive selections; earlier certificate selections are kept for submission and the Recorder email; the form uploads one file at a time and shows progress. Keep the page open until it displays the outcome. Review document-reader suggestions against your originals before declaring the application correct.

Selecting a file starts a private upload. Reading a certificate reuses that saved file to fill the challenge details; submitting attaches the file to your application. Keep this form open. Unsubmitted upload references expire after 30 days; if a draft expires, retrying uploads the files still selected in the open form. Check the selected-file list, which includes files chosen in individual challenge rows. Remove extras before submitting; removing a file keeps its entered details for review. You may include repeated files and a previous Honours Certificate; a PDF may contain several certificates. Files on rows outside the selected level are marked as excluded and are not submitted.

If details need correction before saving, the form keeps your entries so you can correct them. If the application has already been saved and an upload fails, use the offered retry for that application. Repeated applications are allowed. If you have already paid, you do not need to pay again. If the result is uncertain, keep the reference and contact FASA support. Email failure does not mean a saved application has been lost. Reloading the page may lose file selections.

The outcome page reports the saved reference and any notification warning. Save the reference for enquiries. A confirmation acknowledges receipt; FASA still reviews eligibility, evidence and payment. Use Start a new application to repeat this application or start a different one.

These awards are for eligible adult desexed domestic and part-pedigree cats using FASA Companion Cat Merit Awards. Kittens do not compete for these titles. The Show Rules describe proof of desexing from six months.

• Sapphire: 4 awards under 3 different judges; 4 online rows.
• Ruby: a further 4 under 3 different judges; 8 total and 8 online rows.
• Emerald: a further 6; 14 total and 14 online rows.
• Pearl: a further 6; 20 total and 20 online rows.
• Diamond Companion: a further 6; 26 total and 26 online rows.

The later three steps allow any number of different judges under the published rules. The online form asks for the cumulative records for Companion titles, while the paper form describes the additional awards for each step. Check that all displayed rows are complete.