What is financial literacy?
Financial literacy is a movement that seeks to increase an individual’s knowledge about money and its role in personal finances. It is about helping people, young and old, navigate the increasingly complex world of money and how it can be used wisely. Take the traditional definition of literacy – the ability to read, write and understand – and apply it to money. In 2012, the Iowa legislature mandated that all Iowa schools add a financial literacy component to school curricula.

Choosing a Topic
There are no shortage of personal finance topics to explore: credit cards, mortgages, leases, savings, investments, interest earnings, CDs, IRAs, credit unions, banks, vendors of online financial services, emergency funding, the list goes on.

Registration
CLICK HERE to register you or your team online. The project registration deadline has been extended to Friday, November 7. There is no registration fee. Parents and friends are invited to attend the event to see the presentations and speaker.
 
Entry Development
Once you’ve chosen a topic, you can do anything you’d like to explain, analyze or offer a solution. You can develop the classic display with illustrations, data, analysis and narrative; or you can produce a video, write a song, produce a play, develop a PowerPoint, create software. 
Be sure to review the judging criteria before completing your project.

ProjectMoney Rules:

• Project can be no larger than 4’ x 30” x 4’
  
• No chemicals, flammable materials are allowed; liquids must be contained.
  
• Students are responsible for all equipment and construction needs, such as display materials, computers, audio-visual equipment, extension cords, etc.
  
• The use of software, DVDs, PowerPoint, CD-ROM or other technology is permitted.
  
• Projects requiring electricity are permissible; requests must be submitted to fair organizers by October 24. (Contact the marketing department at Greater Iowa at 515.956.3085 or send an email to [email protected])
  
• Any theatrical presentation or performance will occur in a designated area for judging. Fair organizers will contact you prior to the fair to arrange judging time and location. All live performances should be accompanied by a video of the performance, so it can be viewed by the visiting public.
  
• Students are responsible for setting up and removing their projects from the fair.
  
• Fair organizers are not responsible for any broken, lost or stolen materials.
  
• To be eligible for the prize money, you must be present the day of the fair and presenting your project. No one may present the project on your behalf.