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.
2023-24 Competitions Facts and Figures
competitions were attended by SAF students
At 7 of these competitions, SAF students took home first-place wins
Over 200 students from SAF's programs competed
Over $28 000 in prize money was taken home by SAF competitors
SAF students travelled to 12 different cities to compete
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 | TBD | W25 | Toronto |
| Battle on Bay | TBD | W25 | Toronto |
| Ben Graham Centre's International MBA Stock Picking Competition | Jan. 2025 | W25 | Toronto |
| CFA Institute Research Challenge | F24 | W25 | Toronto |
| National Investment Banking Competition (NIBC) | Oct. 2024 | F24-W25 | Vancouver |
| Queen's Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC) | F25 | W26 | Smith School of Business at Queen’s University |
| SAF Investment Research Challenge | S25 | S25 | University of Waterloo |
| STRIVE | F24 | W25 | UBC Saunder School of Business |
| The Association of Canadian Intercollegiate Investment Clubs (ACIIC) Stock Pitch Competition | TBD | TBD | Toronto |
| Van Berkom JMSB Small Cap Case Competition | F24 | W25 | Montreal |
| Venture Capital Investment Challenge (VCIC) | Nov. 2024 | W25 | Halifax and North Carolina |
Analytics
| Competition name and info | Registration deadline | Competition date | Location of Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan College Business Analytics Competition | TBD | S25 | Manhattan College |
| Schulich Accounting Society Student Competition | Oct. 2024 | W25 | Toronto |
Accounting
| Competition name and info | Registration deadline | Competition date | Location of Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lang Tax Conference | Nov. 2024 | F24 | 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 | Oct. 2024 | W25 |
Toronto |
| STRIVE | F24 | W25 | UBC Saunder School of Business |
Ethics
| Competition name and info | Registration deadline | Competition date | Location of Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFA Ethics Challenge | Oct. 2024 | W25 | Toronto |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Entrepreneur's Competition | Oct. 2024 | F24-W25 | Toronto |
Strategy
| Competition name and info | Registration deadline | Competition date | Location of Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Valuation Challenge | Oct. 2024 | F24 | Online |
| GLOBAL (CBS) Case Competition at Harvard | Nov. 2024 | W25 | Harvard University |
| Queen's Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC) | F25 | W26 | Smith School of Business at Queen’s University |
| SAF Strategy Case Competition | S25 | S25 | University of Waterloo |
Sustainability
| Competition name and info | Registration deadline | Competition date | Location of Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| A4S International Case Competition | Jan. 2025 | W25 | Toronto |
| John Molson School of Business Sustainability Case Competition | W25 | W25 | John Molson School of Business at Concordia University |
Subsidy program
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.
SAF promotes specific competitions on LEARN in 'MY SAF Community' when seeking student applications to form a team. Students can also find their own competitions to potentially be pre-approved to compete in. If you are an individual, you will be placed on a team if approved.
If you are interested in this opportunity, you can reach out to Keidon Giles (krgiles@uwaterloo.ca).