Test your financial smarts. Build skills for life.
The National Personal Finance Challenge lets you and your team build, apply, and demonstrate your money management skills and compete with students from across the country.
Get Started
Build your team of 3-4 students, secure a coach, and start preparing with our practice materials.
Register Your TeamImportant Dates
- Nov 2 to Mar 15Build your team and add your coach
- Jan 2 to Mar 15Take the qualifier exam
- Mar 15 to May 1State rounds
- June 13 to 14, 2027National Finals, Philadelphia
See the Challenge in Action
Watch teams compete, from building a roster to the National Finals stage.
Practice the Six Areas of Knowledge
Explore lessons, activities, videos, quizzes, and Quiz Bowl practice questions to help your team learn about the competition and the six core knowledge areas of personal finance.
Your Road to the Championship
- 1Create a team and secure your coach.
- 2Train with our practice exams and activities before taking the qualifier exam.
- 3Take the qualifier exam.
- 4Score high to move on to the next round.
- 5State winners advance to compete in the National Finals.
Prizes
- 1st Place$2,000Per Student + Coach
- 2nd Place$1,000Per Student + Coach
- 3rd Place$500Per Student + Coach
- 4th Place$250Per Student + Coach
New this year! The winning team in the National Personal Finance Challenge will have the opportunity to participate in exclusive career experiences, including mentoring sessions with leaders in finance. More prizes and exciting experiences will be announced soon!
About the Council for Economic Education
The Council for Economic Education’s (CEE’s) mission is to equip K–12 students with the tools and knowledge of personal finance and economics so that they can make better decisions for themselves, their families and their communities. We carry out our mission in three ways. We advocate to require financial and economic education in every state. We provide training, tools and resources — online and live through over 180 affiliates nationwide — to more than 40,000 teachers annually, who in turn bring the highest quality economics and personal finance instruction to over 4 million students. We deepen knowledge and introduce high school students to critical career capabilities through our national competitions and Invest in Girls program. Learn more at CouncilForEconEd.org
Thank You to Our National Partner
The NPFC Program Hub was generously funded by Voya and by the Lawrence Golub and Karen Finerman Family Charitable Gift Fund.