Overview

Through our General Grant Program, the FINRA Investor Education Foundation funds research and educational projects that support its mission of providing underserved Americans with the knowledge, skills and tools necessary for financial success throughout life.

 

In 2012, the FINRA Foundation is especially interested in applications that focus on the following areas:
 

  • using behavioral finance to improve saving and investing
  • meeting the financial and investor education needs of underserved audiences
  • creating new marketing and distribution channels for financial and investor education
  • helping Americans manage their finances and investments in retirement
  • improving investor protection

 

Additional funding priorities are specified in the Grant Guidelines. The guidelines also specify eligibility requirements and general grant criteria.

 

The FINRA Foundation places high priority on reaching and engaging a well-defined target audience, and encourages collaboration and strategic partnerships that facilitate effective marketing and distribution efforts. Successful education projects will have measurable impact and reach large audiences in a cost-effective manner. Preference will be given to projects that can be replicated and sustained beyond the term of grant funding. For research projects, the FINRA Foundation is especially interested in work that has practical applications in the financial and investor education field.