Maryland Personal Finance Challenge

NEW! Watch the PFC Advisor Information session here.

Register for the Maryland Personal Finance Challenge: https://financechallenge.unl.edu/

For questions about the Maryland PFC, please contact Mary Metzler, Director of Student Programs, mmetzler@towson.edu

***NEW***Special Professional Development Event

Case Studies: Why, How & When? hosted by NGPF. Monday, March 27th at 5 pm. Register here.

***NEW***Sample Case Studies

Overview

The Maryland Personal Finance Challenge is an academic competition that provides high school students the opportunity to learn and then demonstrate knowledge and application of personal finance concepts during a one day academic competition. Student teams from high schools across the state compete with the excitement of an athletic competition to be recognized as the Maryland State Champion. The winning team is invited to represent Maryland at the National Personal Finance Challenge Competition. Teachers of economics, business, marketing, personal finance, and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) are urged to participate. There are no registration fees so this makes a great class activity.

Visit the National Personal Finance Challenge website for information about How It Works on the national level.

Prizes and Recognition

State Winners

All team members and their teacher/advisor receive a cash prize.

First Place - $250, Second Place - $125, Third Place - $100, Fourth Place - $50

National Winners

All student team members receive a cash prize and more...

First Place - $2,000, Second Place - $1,000, Third Place $500, Fourth Place $250

Teacher/Coach Toolkit

2023 PFC Teacher Advisor Manual

The manual includes details about how the competition works, prizes, timeline and other details.

2023 PFC Teacher Advisor Resources

Find a comprehensive list of resources, practice tests and other preparation materials. Be sure to checkout the new Nearpod and Google Quiz practice tests.

Case Study Presentation Critique

Watch a presentation, learn about scoring and hear comments from the judges.

On Demand Webinar Series for Teachers/Advisors

This webinar series is presented by our partners, Dr. Julie Heath and Susan McNamara. Each episode features two one-hour sessions. Each session will cover one of the six National Standards for Financial Literacy, two lesson plans relating to that standard, and a tie-back of the lessons and learnings to the NPFC.

2022 Recap Video

Get your students excited to participate. Show this 2022 Recap Video.

2023 Rules and Eligibility

Learn about the rules and regulations for participating at the national level.

Practice Tests

Have your students test their knowledge by taking a practice test.

2023 Competition Dates

Maryland Personal Finance Challenge

Before March 30th, register teams for the online test. The testing window is April 3, 2023 - noon on April 14, 2023. The top six teams qualify for the finals.

Maryland Personal Finance Challenge FINALS

In-person, Saturday, April 22, 2023, Mt. St. Joseph High School, 4403 Frederick Ave, Baltimore, MD 21229, 8 - 2:30. Qualifying teams will be notified with specific details.