Students from our School of Accounting and Finance programs participate and challenge their skills each year at various competitions in and outside of the University of Waterloo. Our students participate in various challenging accounting and finance case competitions and conferences. We believe that this is a valuable learning experience for those involved. Subsidies are available to offset students' costs. The School also offers the Financial Literacy Competition for high school students interested in developing their knowledge of finance.
2024-25 Competitions Facts and Figures
competitions were subsidized for SAF students
At 7 of these competitions, SAF students took home first-place wins
Over 200 students from SAF's programs competed
Over $32 000 in prize money was taken home by SAF competitors
SAF students travelled to 10 different cities to compete
Results
Take a look at potential competitions to compete in:
Finance
| Competition name and info | Registration deadline | Term of Competition | Location of Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achieve Case Competition | F25 | W26 | Toronto |
| Battle on Bay | F25 | W26 | Toronto |
| Ben Graham Centre's International MBA Stock Picking Competition | Jan. 2026 | W26 | Toronto |
| CFA Institute Research Challenge | F25 | W26 | Toronto |
| National Investment Banking Competition (NIBC) | F25 | F25-W26 | Vancouver |
| Queen's Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC) | F25 | W26 | Smith School of Business at Queen’s University |
| SAF Investment Research Challenge | S26 | S26 | University of Waterloo |
| STRIVE | F25 | W26 | UBC Saunder School of Business |
| The Association of Canadian Intercollegiate Investment Clubs (ACIIC) Stock Pitch Competition | TBD | F25 | Toronto |
| Van Berkom JMSB Small Cap Case Competition | F25 | W26 | Montreal |
| Venture Capital Investment Challenge (VCIC) | F25 | W26 | Halifax and North Carolina |
Analytics
| Competition name and info | Registration deadline | Competition date | Location of Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan College Business Analytics Competition | TBD | S26 | Manhattan College |
| Schulich Accounting Society Student Competition | F25 | W26 | Toronto |
Accounting
| Competition name and info | Registration deadline | Competition date | Location of Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lang Tax Conference | F25 | F25 | Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics at University of Guelph |
| Queen's Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC) | F25 | W26 |
Smith School of Business at Queen’s University |
| Schulich Accounting Society Student Competition | TBD | W26 |
Toronto |
| STRIVE | F25 | W26 | UBC Saunder School of Business |
Ethics
| Competition name and info | Registration deadline | Competition date | Location of Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFA Ethics Challenge | Nov. 2025 | W26 | Toronto |
| McGill Business Ethics Case Competition | Sep.2025 | S26 | Montreal |
| Queen's Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC) | F25 | W26 | Smith School of Business at Queen’s University |
Entrepreneurship
| Competition name and info | Registration deadline | Competition date | Location of Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse Case Competition | TBD | W26 | Toronto |
| Queen's Entrepreneur's Competition | TBD | F25-W26 | Toronto |
Strategy
| Competition name and info | Registration deadline | Competition date | Location of Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Valuation Challenge | Sept. 2025 | F25 | Online |
| Eclipse Case Competition | TBD | W26 | Toronto |
| Queen's Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC) | F25 | W26 | Smith School of Business at Queen’s University |
| SAF Strategy Case Competition | S26 | S26 | University of Waterloo |
Sustainability
| Competition name and info | Registration deadline | Competition date | Location of Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| A4S International Case Competition | Dec. 2025 | W26 | Toronto |
| Eclipse Case Competition | F25 | W26 | Toronto |
| John Molson School of Business Sustainability Case Competition | W26 | W26 | John Molson School of Business at Concordia University |
Subsidy program
Reimbursements: The SAF external case competition subsidy program encourages and supports students attending pre-approved case competitions by providing funding to offset the costs of the students' registration fees, travel, and accommodation. Academic and co-op records will be vetted as part of the approval process.
Promotional: Once approved to compete, you will receive a competition social storyboard pdf to help you with content creation as part of the subsidy program. You can find info on potential Instagram Reels that could be created by your team as a promotion of you and the event, a potential LinkedIn post that would be posted by you and shared by SAF, and information on creating a student blog post competition.
SAF will also promote specific competitions on LEARN in 'My SAF Community' when seeking student applications to form a team. If you are an individual, you will be placed on a team if approved. Students can also find their own competitions to potentially be pre-approved to compete in. Students should seek a faculty advisor in this scenario. A faculty advisor will be provided for each competition listed above.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please fill out the 2025/2026 SAF External Competitions Subsidy Application Form, select the competition you wish to compete in, and reach out to Keidon Giles (krgiles@uwaterloo.ca) to confirm your submission.