Sponsor the Nation's Personal Finance Competition

A live national competition where the country's top students and teachers compete, every week of the school year.

950K+Students Lifetime
10,000+Teachers
All 50States Reached
52Cohorts a Year
22+Standards-Aligned States

Connect your brand to the most exciting program in personal finance education — and the strongest student results to back it up.

What your team will want to know first

Sponsoring a national education program with student visibility usually triggers a long list of legal-team questions. We've engineered Budget Challenge® to short-circuit most of them.

Zero

Personally identifiable info collected from students

No first or last names. No date of birth. No phone numbers. No school IDs. SSO names truncated to four letters and one initial before the database write. When a student wins a sponsored prize, we issue a non-PII winner code — the student or parent goes directly to you to claim, and you collect any identifying information at that point. Your legal team controls the data flow on your side.

1EdTech

Data Privacy Certified

Independent privacy certification from 1EdTech Consortium — the leading industry standards body for educational technology. Our current certification is publicly listed and verifiable.

12+ yrs

Operating across all 50 states

Patented in 2013 and operating across the country since. Three Excellence in Financial Literacy Education (EIFLE) Awards from the Institute for Financial Literacy (2015, 2020, 2023). 950,000+ students lifetime, 10,000+ teachers. The platform you'd attach your brand to has a longer track record than most ed-tech you can name.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Pick and Choose from 52 Simulations Each Year

Sponsor a Simulation

  • Class Prizes — Award the winning class or classes in any simulation — for example, a pizza party, cash to the school, a donation in the class's name. Your logo appears on the simulation's public “Sponsored By” strip and on the class-vs-class leaderboard. Multiple sponsors can fund prizes in the same simulation.
  • Student Prizes — Award top individual students on the national super leaderboard. It can be as small as a gift card or as large as a scholarship. Your logo and prize details show at the top of public class leaderboards and logged-in individual super leaderboards.
Your LogoYour brand is visible to tens of thousands of students, teachers, and parents publicly on our National Class Leaderboard. Every student and teacher also sees your logo and prize details on logged-in pages.
SocialBudget Challenge posts stories about winners and prizes, and always tags the sponsor — great for sharing with your audience.
Visit SchoolsOpportunity to personally deliver prizes — requires school approval.
View upcoming simulations below ▾ Talk to us about sponsoring a simulation

Year-Round

Premier National Sponsor

A limited strategic partnership for an institution that shares our commitment to creating financially capable young adults.

  • Graduate Awards — Your logo and Graduate Award description are prominently displayed at the top of our national class leaderboard on our homepage for all active simulations. Graduate Awards are collected by opted-in graduates on the sponsor's website.
  • Teacher Awards — Opportunity to sponsor Budget Challenge national teacher awards, such as Teacher of the Year and Best New Teacher. Your logo appears on the awards page, on the trophy, and in every public announcement when a recipient is honored.
Your LogoYour logo and Graduate Award description appear above all public leaderboards on our homepage, and on every leaderboard on teacher and student logged-in pages.
Graduate AwardEvery person who visits Budget Challenge sees your generosity — your Graduate Award is featured across every active simulation, so your commitment reaches the whole audience, no matter which one they came to follow.
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National Class Leaderboard on the Budget Challenge homepage, with the simulation sponsor's logo displayed above the standings

2026–27 · Updated Live

Upcoming Simulations

Oct 1 – Dec 10, 202610-week simulation
62Classes
1,521Est. Students
Starts in3days to go
Student prize sponsoredStudent Prize — Budget Challenge self-sponsors small prizes in our most popular simulations to guarantee students always have something to win. Additional prizes from additional sponsors stack on top — and are highly encouraged.Class prize availableClass Prize — available. No sponsor yet. Award the winning class — a pizza party, cash to the school, or a donation in the class's name. Be the sole class sponsor: your logo on the public class-vs-class leaderboard and full credit for the prize.
Oct 8 – Dec 17, 202610-week simulation
50Classes
1,207Est. Students
Starts in10days to go
Student prize sponsoredStudent Prize — Budget Challenge self-sponsors small prizes in our most popular simulations to guarantee students always have something to win. Additional prizes from additional sponsors stack on top — and are highly encouraged.Class prize availableClass Prize — available. No sponsor yet. Award the winning class — a pizza party, cash to the school, or a donation in the class's name. Be the sole class sponsor: your logo on the public class-vs-class leaderboard and full credit for the prize.
Oct 15 – Dec 24, 202610-week simulation
4Classes
80Est. Students
Starts in17days to go
Student prize sponsoredStudent Prize — Budget Challenge self-sponsors small prizes in our most popular simulations to guarantee students always have something to win. Additional prizes from additional sponsors stack on top — and are highly encouraged.Class prize availableClass Prize — available. No sponsor yet. Award the winning class — a pizza party, cash to the school, or a donation in the class's name. Be the sole class sponsor: your logo on the public class-vs-class leaderboard and full credit for the prize.
Oct 22 – Dec 31, 202610-week simulation
3Classes
9Est. Students
Starts in24days to go
Student prize sponsoredStudent Prize — Budget Challenge self-sponsors small prizes in our most popular simulations to guarantee students always have something to win. Additional prizes from additional sponsors stack on top — and are highly encouraged.Class prize availableClass Prize — available. No sponsor yet. Award the winning class — a pizza party, cash to the school, or a donation in the class's name. Be the sole class sponsor: your logo on the public class-vs-class leaderboard and full credit for the prize.
Oct 29, 2026 – Jan 7, 202710-week simulation
1Classes
0Est. Students
Starts in31days to go
Student prize sponsoredStudent Prize — Budget Challenge self-sponsors small prizes in our most popular simulations to guarantee students always have something to win. Additional prizes from additional sponsors stack on top — and are highly encouraged.Class prize availableClass Prize — available. No sponsor yet. Award the winning class — a pizza party, cash to the school, or a donation in the class's name. Be the sole class sponsor: your logo on the public class-vs-class leaderboard and full credit for the prize.
Nov 5, 2026 – Jan 14, 202710-week simulation
1Classes
0Est. Students
Starts in38days to go
Student prize availableStudent Prize — available. No sponsor yet. Reward the top individual student on the national super leaderboard — a gift card, a scholarship, or a funded savings account. Be the sole student sponsor: your logo and full credit at the top of the public leaderboard, and the spotlight for the whole cohort.Class prize availableClass Prize — available. No sponsor yet. Award the winning class — a pizza party, cash to the school, or a donation in the class's name. Be the sole class sponsor: your logo on the public class-vs-class leaderboard and full credit for the prize.
Nov 12, 2026 – Jan 21, 202710-week simulation
1Classes
0Est. Students
Starts in45days to go
Student prize availableStudent Prize — available. No sponsor yet. Reward the top individual student on the national super leaderboard — a gift card, a scholarship, or a funded savings account. Be the sole student sponsor: your logo and full credit at the top of the public leaderboard, and the spotlight for the whole cohort.Class prize availableClass Prize — available. No sponsor yet. Award the winning class — a pizza party, cash to the school, or a donation in the class's name. Be the sole class sponsor: your logo on the public class-vs-class leaderboard and full credit for the prize.
Nov 19, 2026 – Jan 28, 202710-week simulation
1Classes
0Est. Students
Starts in52days to go
Student prize availableStudent Prize — available. No sponsor yet. Reward the top individual student on the national super leaderboard — a gift card, a scholarship, or a funded savings account. Be the sole student sponsor: your logo and full credit at the top of the public leaderboard, and the spotlight for the whole cohort.Class prize availableClass Prize — available. No sponsor yet. Award the winning class — a pizza party, cash to the school, or a donation in the class's name. Be the sole class sponsor: your logo on the public class-vs-class leaderboard and full credit for the prize.
Nov 26, 2026 – Feb 4, 202710-week simulation
1Classes
0Est. Students
Starts in59days to go
Student prize availableStudent Prize — available. No sponsor yet. Reward the top individual student on the national super leaderboard — a gift card, a scholarship, or a funded savings account. Be the sole student sponsor: your logo and full credit at the top of the public leaderboard, and the spotlight for the whole cohort.Class prize availableClass Prize — available. No sponsor yet. Award the winning class — a pizza party, cash to the school, or a donation in the class's name. Be the sole class sponsor: your logo on the public class-vs-class leaderboard and full credit for the prize.
Dec 3, 2026 – Feb 11, 202710-week simulation
1Classes
0Est. Students
Starts in66days to go
Student prize availableStudent Prize — available. No sponsor yet. Reward the top individual student on the national super leaderboard — a gift card, a scholarship, or a funded savings account. Be the sole student sponsor: your logo and full credit at the top of the public leaderboard, and the spotlight for the whole cohort.Class prize availableClass Prize — available. No sponsor yet. Award the winning class — a pizza party, cash to the school, or a donation in the class's name. Be the sole class sponsor: your logo on the public class-vs-class leaderboard and full credit for the prize.
Dec 10, 2026 – Feb 18, 202710-week simulation
2Classes
30Est. Students
Starts in73days to go
Student prize availableStudent Prize — available. No sponsor yet. Reward the top individual student on the national super leaderboard — a gift card, a scholarship, or a funded savings account. Be the sole student sponsor: your logo and full credit at the top of the public leaderboard, and the spotlight for the whole cohort.Class prize availableClass Prize — available. No sponsor yet. Award the winning class — a pizza party, cash to the school, or a donation in the class's name. Be the sole class sponsor: your logo on the public class-vs-class leaderboard and full credit for the prize.
Dec 17, 2026 – Feb 25, 202710-week simulation
4Classes
90Est. Students
Starts in80days to go
Student prize availableStudent Prize — available. No sponsor yet. Reward the top individual student on the national super leaderboard — a gift card, a scholarship, or a funded savings account. Be the sole student sponsor: your logo and full credit at the top of the public leaderboard, and the spotlight for the whole cohort.Class prize availableClass Prize — available. No sponsor yet. Award the winning class — a pizza party, cash to the school, or a donation in the class's name. Be the sole class sponsor: your logo on the public class-vs-class leaderboard and full credit for the prize.
Dec 24, 2026 – Mar 4, 202710-week simulation
1Classes
0Est. Students
Starts in87days to go
Student prize availableStudent Prize — available. No sponsor yet. Reward the top individual student on the national super leaderboard — a gift card, a scholarship, or a funded savings account. Be the sole student sponsor: your logo and full credit at the top of the public leaderboard, and the spotlight for the whole cohort.Class prize availableClass Prize — available. No sponsor yet. Award the winning class — a pizza party, cash to the school, or a donation in the class's name. Be the sole class sponsor: your logo on the public class-vs-class leaderboard and full credit for the prize.

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