Growing Future Assets Investment Competition 2026/27
Rated Advanced, A ten-week Scottish team competition where girls research a listed company and make an evidence-based investment recommendation. Junior and Senior teams enter through a school or eligible college, supported by a Teacher Champion and an industry Competition Coach. The main challenge is combining financial research, environmental and social analysis, teamwork and concise persuasive pitching for professional judges.
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Advanced Level
Competition overview
Key information
Eligible ages
13–18
School level
Scottish S3-S6 or eligible non-advanced college courses
Registration method
School Only
Competition stages
Company Analysis and three-minute Elevator Pitch; finalist expanded pitch and panel questions
Fee
Not yet announced by the organiser
Online / in-person
Hybrid
Dates
Competition timeline
Registration opens
16 Aug 2026
Registration closes
4 Sept 2026
Competition starts
13 Sept 2026
Competition ends
12 Mar 2027
Editorial perspective
Our Take
Growing Future Assets is not a stock-picking game dressed up for schools. Future Asset has built the programme around a more useful question: can a group of young people investigate a real company, weigh competing evidence and explain what an investor should think? The company analysis and short pitch make financial judgement visible, while the Teacher Champion and industry coach give teams a route into a field that can otherwise feel closed or overly technical. Its strongest feature is the combination of access and accountability. Teams receive support from someone working in investment, but they still have to own the recommendation and answer for the quality of their reasoning. Hamilton Grammar School and Lasswade High School provide recent examples of teams that came through this structure successfully. The cases matter less as names to emulate than as evidence of the programme's reach across different school communities. From an editorial perspective, the competition is worth watching because it treats finance as a form of evidence-based public reasoning, not merely a career label.
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Recommended resources
Growing Future Assets Competition
Open resource ↗Official overview of the company analysis, ESG case and elevator-pitch deliverables.
Official · Free · Competition guide · Essential
Growing Future Assets Competition Rules
Open resource ↗Current eligibility, submission, originality and judging requirements for every team.
Official · Free · Competition rules PDF · Essential
Future Asset Competition Top Tips
Open resource ↗A week-by-week plan for research, ESG analysis, investment cases and pitch editing.
Official · Free · Preparation guide PDF · Essential
Introduction to the Future Asset Competition
Open resource ↗An accessible walkthrough of investment management, team support and the final pitch.
Official · Free · Competition introduction PDF · Recommended
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