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2026-27 School Year:
2026-27 School Year:
More information is coming soon! If you are interested in participating in this year's Poster Contest, click "Yes! I am interested" below, and we will send you full contest details as soon as they are available.
In the meantime, feel free to review past Poster Contest rules and deadlines.
In Your Classroom
In Your Classroom
Open to all MN K-8 students, gauge student learning and engagement with economic & personal finance topics used in class by having them illustrate one of the below concepts. Submissions should be on one of the following concepts or otherwise approved by MCEE:
Barter
Budget
Buyers
Capital Resources
Characteristics of Currency
Choice
Command Economy
Consumers
Cost
Cost Benefit Analysis
Decision-Making
Demand
Economy
Entrepreneur
Finance
Goals
Goods
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Human Resources
Incentives
Long Term Consequences
Market
Market Economy
Mixed Economy
Natural Resources
Needs
Opportunity Cost
Producers
Productive Resources
Productivity
Profit
Saving
Scarcity
Sellers
Services
Short Term Consequences
Spending
Supply
Trade
Traditional Economy
Types of Income
Wants
2025-26 Competition Rules
2025-26 Competition Rules
The comeptition is open to all K-8 students in Minnesota.
Poster submissions are limited to no more than 5 posters per teacher. For those who teach multiple sections of the class, up to 5 submissions will be allowed per class. No more than one per student.
13 students will be recognized. The winning artwork may be used in a printed or virtual calendar to be distributed by MCEE to our corporate and community partners, volunteers, other stakeholders, winning teachers, and winning students.
Students of chosen artwork will receive a $50 cash prize; checks will be mailed to the teachers school address.
Teachers of chosen student artwork will a $100 cash prize (maximum of one cash prize per teacher); checks will be mailed to the teachers school address.
Submissions must be original and drawn horizontally/landscape on a 8.5" x 11" white sheet of paper. Please encourage students to use the entire piece of paper. Entries may not be folded.
The illustrated concept must be from the approved the Minnesota Council on Economic Education (MCEE) glossary of terms list above or approved by MCEE in advance of the competition.
All entries must have the concept clearly printed on the drawing, using correct spelling and large lettering.
All entries should be in color, not black and white.
The student's first & last name, grade, school, and teachers name should be written legibly on the back of the submission in pencil or pen or on an accompanying sheet of paper sent with artwork. *Student’s last name will not be published.
Teachers must complete the online registration form prior to submitting their submissions.
All entries become the property of MCEE and may be used for publicity purposes.
Brand names and trademarks are not allowed.
Mailed entries must be postmarked no later than Thursday, April 23, 2026.
Digital entries must be received by Thursday, April 30, 2026.
Teachers will be notified via email of winners by Friday, May 15, 2026; checks will be mailed to the teachers school address.
Submission Process and Guidelines
Submission Process and Guidelines
2025-26 Competition: January 1, 2026 - April 30, 2026
(Optional): Express interest in participation through the brief interest form.
Complete the full Submission Form by April 30, 2026.
Submitting Artwork:
Mailed: Mailed to the below address (submissions must be postmarked by Thursday, April 23, 2026). Please do not fold the artwork when mailing.
Minnesota Council on Economic Education
Attn: Poster Contest
1994 Buford Avenue 116 Ruttan HallSaint Paul, MN 55108Digitally: Both the front and back (name, grade, school, & teacher) of artwork emailed in a jpeg or png format to mcee@umn.edu (must be emailed by April 30, 2026).
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