Welcome To the Virginia Personal Finance Challenge!

The Virginia Personal Finance Challenge is an academic competition that allows students to demonstrate their personal finance knowledge in a competitive environment. This challenge help students apply key financial concepts while preparing them for real-world financial decisions.

Any Virginia high school student is eligible to compete. There is NO cost to compete.

• January 1, 2027 - Teacher Registration begins. If you have registered in past years you can login immediately and start creating teams.
• Competition: 
  • Online Regionals: The testing window will be open MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2027 - FRIDAY, March 22, 2027 at 5:00 PM EST. 
    • In-person State Competition: Friday, April 16
    • The top team in the state will go on to compete in the National Personal Finance Challenge 

There are no registration fees for the Virginia Personal Finance Challenge. Teachers may form multiple teams. Students not currently enrolled in a qualifying course may participate, as long as they are coached by a school-sanctioned teacher and registered by the teacher.
Funding for this program was made available to teachers and students through the generous support of the Voya Foundation and the Council for Economic Education, along with Bank of America.

Students competing in the Virginia Personal Finance Challenge Online may also participate in the Virginia Economics Challenge Online competition. Click HERE to go to the Virginia Economics Challenge Online site.