Fall Challenge (Online): Oct. 1 2025 - Dec. 19, 2025

Spring Challenge (Online): Jan. 1 - March 13, 2026

State Finals (Des Moines): April 15, 2026

 

State Finals

• Both Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 Iowa Personal Finance Challenge participants will be eligible to participate in the State Finals.

• The top 2 teams from each region in both the Fall & Spring will move on to the Iowa Finals.

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

• State finals will be at Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Urban Campus located at 1100 7th Street Building 7, Des Moines, IA 50314.

• DMACC Des Moines/Urban Directions and Interactive Map

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.

 

• This event will be held at DMACC location, however, the event is not sponsored by DMACC and
  DMACC does not have any additional affiliation with the event other than the location.

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 Lincoln, NE
• 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