International Finance Olympiad (IFO)
A free, fully online global competition for pre-collegiate students that tests financial and economic analysis skills through a Global Grand Test and, for finalists, a case-based test plus a video case analysis presentation.
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Intuit Hour of Finance Challenge
A national financial literacy initiative in which middle and high school classes complete an interactive one-hour online game covering credit and budgeting decisions during an annual spring challenge window, competing for school-level recognition and prizes.
Ithaca College High School Investment Competition
A free virtual stock market simulation in which teams of high schoolers nationwide manage a simulated $1 million portfolio on the StockTrak platform for cash prizes.
NGPF PAYBACK Challenge
An annual national challenge from Next Gen Personal Finance in which high school students play the PAYBACK college-simulation game and then write an essay or make a video on applying what they learned to future financial decisions, competing for scholarship prizes.
SIFMA Foundation Capitol Hill Challenge
A national investing competition, now in its third decade, that pairs members of Congress with public middle and high schools in their districts; student teams manage a hypothetical $100,000 portfolio of stocks, bonds, and other assets, with priority given to Title I schools.
US Junior Investment Challenge (USJIC)
A summer investing competition for students from grade school through high school, aiming to build awareness of personal finance and investing through hands-on team competition and free educational resources.
Bank of America Financial Skills Challenge
A free online financial simulation game, developed with Stock-Trak, in which middle and high school students progress through college and early-career life stages while learning to budget, build savings, manage credit, and file taxes.