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Call for papers! Building Better Financial Futures Challenge
The Building Better Financial Futures Challenge is an undergraduate and graduate student paper competition launched by the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) — a Government of Canada agency. This national student paper competition is aimed at promoting the creation of actionable, evidence-based solutions to current financial challenges faced by vulnerable communities.
This competition is an opportunity to have your work published on the Government of Canada website. Selected papers will be presented to government officials and stakeholders in the financial literacy and consumer protection communities.
Paper submissions are open to all disciplines and papers must propose a solution to a personal finance, consumer protection, and/or financial literacy problem faced by individuals or populations (e.g. barriers to financial well-being, socioeconomic barriers, etc).
All papers must be submitted by email to competition@fcac-acfc.gc.ca by April 30, 2021.
Please see the Competition page for more details, and direct any inquiries to the FCAC at competition@fcac-acfc.gc.ca.