Opportunities for Students
Building financial foundations can be…fun! With Invest in Girls, you’ll learn skills you need to make important life decisions–and gain confidence about managing your money.
At Invest in Girls, we’re investing in you
How you earn, spend, save, and think about money is all part of becoming who you are. Learning about student loans, credit cards, budgeting–and more–is key to your success as you move into adulthood.
We are here to start you off with free online and in-person opportunities for awesome girls like you.
Financial Foundations
3-Course Series
Start learning with Invest in Girls and get the knowledge that you deserve. You’ll take these live courses online with a group of high school girls and a dedicated teacher.
Part 1
Be the Chief Financial Officer of Your Life
In this introductory series of 6 workshops, you will learn the basics of personal finance, including:
- Creating a budget
- Using credit cards
- Understanding interest rates
- Paying taxes
- An introduction to careers in finance
Part 2
Be the Chief Investment Officer of Your Life
After completing Part 1, students are invited to participate in another series of 6 workshops to learn the basics of investing, including:
- Saving vs. investing
- Stocks, bonds, and funds
- Building an investment portfolio
Part 3
Be the Chief Executive Officer of Your Future
Ready for the next step? Topics to be covered in Part 3 will help set you up for success in applying for college, an internship, a job–and a career. Topics include:
- Interviewing and negotiating skills
- Presenting yourself in the workplace
- Building a financial safety net
Frequently Asked Questions
About Financial Foundations
Which course should I sign up for first?
IIG’s Financial Foundations is a 3-course series. It is strongly recommended for students to complete our courses in the following order:
- Be the Chief Financial Officer of Your Life (CFO)
- Be the Chief Investment Officer of Your Life (CIO)
- Be the Chief Executive Officer of Your Future (CEO)
I’ve already taken a personal finance course. Can I skip CFO?
It is highly recommended for students to take our CFO course prior to taking CIO. If a student already has personal finance knowledge and decides to take CIO before CFO, that is at the discretion of the student/parent. If this applies to you, we may follow up with registrants to be sure you are aware of our prerequisites and are set up for success in all IIG courses.
How do I receive my certificate for completing the course?
To receive a certificate of completion, students must attend five out of six lessons during their course. Additionally, students are expected to be on time for each lesson, as we cannot guarantee attendance credit for late arrivals.
Our attendance requirement is to ensure participants can learn our content across each of our lessons and is not considered a reflection of any participant’s commitment to the program.
If you anticipate missing more than one lesson during your course, it is strongly recommended to wait for a course cycle that better aligns with your schedule.
I have a conflict with one of the sessions. Can I still participate? Will the sessions be recorded?
IIG requires students to attend five out of six sessions in order to receive a certificate of completion. While we appreciate communicated absences, our attendance requirement still applies. However, students are still welcome to join their class if they miss more than one session.
If you anticipate having more than one conflict, it is strongly recommended to wait for a course cycle that better aligns with your schedule.
Sessions are not recorded, but instructors post all course materials to Google Classroom and are always happy to answer student questions!
I’m going to be late to one of the sessions. Can I still participate? Will I still receive credit?
If you anticipate you will be late to a lesson, please email your instructor once course information is shared (typically a week prior to the course start date).
You are still welcome to participate and join the course later, but please note that any participant more than 5 minutes late may not receive credit for attending.
We understand that this is a high expectation. However, due to lessons being limited to one hour, it is difficult for our instructors to keep track of attendance once the lesson begins. Therefore, we cannot guarantee that students will receive credit if they arrive late.
My time zone makes it difficult for me to join the course. Is there any way to change the course time?
We appreciate your interest and commitment to IIG despite the time difference. Unfortunately, we cannot change our course times once they are open for registration.
In each cycle of courses, we try to change our dates/times to accommodate those in different time zones. However, we cannot accommodate every time zone at this moment, but we hope that you stay on our email list in case that changes in the future!
I’m not in high school. Can I still join IIG online?
Unfortunately, IIG is for high school students only. If you are not currently in high school, you are not eligible to participate in IIG’s courses. If you are in middle school, please stay on our email list, as you will be eligible for our courses as early as next summer!
Career Access
3 Ways to Connect to Your Future
Mentorship Program
A great way to gain knowledge, insights, and connections is through the Invest in Girls Mentorship Program.
You are paired up with an amazing woman in finance for monthly conversations throughout the school year. Your mentor has been there and done extraordinarily well.
Exploring Finance
Hey, girls! The world is your oyster, and we know some professionals who are eager to share their pearls of wisdom with you…
The 8-week Exploring Finance course from Invest in Girls is an online program that features professional women in investment banking, corporate finance, portfolio management, venture capital, and more.
These successful women working in the finance industry will showcase what’s possible for you in the world of work.
Summer Internship
When opportunity knocks, will you open the door?
Invest in Girls students are invited to observe the inner workings of leading investment and strategic advisory firms while completing an independent research project on the importance of women as professionals in finance.
Applications will open in Spring 2026.
Here’s what students have to say about Invest in Girls
I’ve gained so much knowledge and confidence from Invest in Girls and the incredible women I have encountered because of the program.
IIG has changed my perspective that finance is something that only men can do. It’s something that young women can do too and being part of this change is important to us.
Financial literacy is so important because money is everywhere. It was an amazing feeling to finally understand how things work, and now I think I can explain it myself.
Student Competitions
IIG is a program of the Council for Economic Education, who each year hosts national events for teams of high school students who show what they know and compete against their peers across the country in a super-fun way. Give it a try!
National Personal Finance Challenge
Build and demonstrate your knowledge of money management in the National Personal Finance Challenge (NPFC). Work with a teacher or coach to enter a team and prepare for your state’s competition. Not only is participating in the NPFC gratifying, it’s a great way to show what you know, have a chance to compete in the national finals, and win cash prizes.
National Economics Challenge
Test your knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics, and the international economy in the National Economics Challenge (NEC). Work with a teacher or coach to enter a team and prepare for your state’s competition. This team learning activity is like an Olympics for economics with a chance to compete in the national finals and win cash prizes.