THE ALPHA CHALLENGE
About The Competition
The Alpha Challenge is a flagship student centric event for all George Mason University students. All majors within the University are welcome to participate, but the event will be focused Finance skills, classes, and networking.
The competition’s objective is for student teams to choose, research, and pitch a stock for consideration for inclusion in the Montano Student Investment Fund. Students will be provided with resources to help them improve their skills in equity research and stock pitching.
2025 applications are open!
VENUE
HUB Ballroom
EVENT DATE
November 7th, 2025
TIME
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
ADDRESS
ROUGH ITINERARY
1:00 – 1:15 pm Event Introduction
1:15 – 1:25 pm Introduction to Beta Tier Judges
1:25 – 3:10 pm Beta Tier Event
3:10 – 3:30 pm Networking & Appetizers
3:30 – 3:40 pm Introduction to Alpha Tier Judges
3:45 – 4:00 pm Keynote Speaker
4:00 – 5:30 pm Alpha Tier Event
5:45 – 6:00 pm Alpha & Beta Tier Winner Announcements
Pick A Tier
This tier is for students that are familiar to financial analysis and stock pitching skills.
This tier is open to everyone, but it is strongly recommended that students have taken (or currently are taking) FNAN 341 to compete.
This tier will serve as an introduction to the stock pitch competition and is intended for all students with limited to no finance experience. The requirements for this tier will focus on the qualitative aspects of pitching a stock.
The Prize
Alpha Tier
First Place : $1,000
Second Place: $500
Third Place: $250
Beta Tier
First Place : $1,000
Second Place: $500
Third Place: $250
Winning Stock Pitch Added to The Fund's Portfolio
For Any Questions and Inquiries Please Email: [email protected]