Dates and Times

Fall Challenge (Online): Oct. 1 2026 - Dec. 18, 2026

Spring Challenge (Online): Jan. 1 - March 12, 2026

State Finals (Des Moines): TBD

 

State Finals

• Both Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 Iowa Personal Finance Challenge participants will be eligible to participate in the State Finals.

• The top 20 High School teams will qualify to participate in the State Finals. Pending enough participation we will host a 8th grade State finals. To qualify teams have to participate in either the fall or spring online challenges.

• Students may participate in the Fall or Spring semester, but not both.

• State finals location : TBD

Each team will be given a hypothetical family scenario. They will have one hour to create a PowerPoint/Google presentation on their financial recommendations for the family. Each team will have up to 10 minutes to present their financial plan to our panel of expert judges.

State Prizes

1st place team members: $150 each  2nd place team members: $50 each 3rd place team members: $25 each

National Competition / Prizes

• State champions will advance to National Finals in Atlanta, GA
• National Champions – each team member will receive $2,000 
• Runner Up – each team member will received $1,000 
• Third place – each team member will receive $500 
• fourth place - each team member will receive $250 
• To qualify for state finals the winning team must compete in an online regional semi-finals competition.