Prizes

Play for more than bragging rights

Every stage of the Student Investor Challenge puts real rewards on the table — for the students and for their school or college. Here is what the leading teams take home.

New York

First prize

A week-long, all-expenses-paid educational trip to New York for the whole team and their teacher, with excursions to the financial district and the city’s landmarks, plus £200 spending money. Each winner also receives a £1,000 scholarship with assessment recognition.*

£750

Second prize

An exclusive VIP trip to London or a gift-experience voucher, £150 spending money, and a £750 scholarship with assessment recognition for every runner-up team member.*

£100

Third prize

A VIP trip to London or a gift-experience voucher, with £100 spending money for each member of the team.

£150

Online Trader of the Year

Awarded to the UK team with the best combined performance across both the Active Investor and Strategic Investor games in round one — £150 for each team member.

£100

International Trader of the Year

The international team with the best combined round-one performance across both games wins £100 per member. Teams from outside the UK compete for this prize.

Please note: apart from the International Online Trader of the Year prize, only UK teams are eligible for the listed prizes and for the semi-finals and later stages of the competition.

* The scholarship applies towards the first year of an undergraduate degree at The London Institute of Banking & Finance, and the presentation component of the final gives assessment recognition in the year-one module Principles of Finance. Students must meet the entry requirements.

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