Hanfe Annual Award for Students for the Best Scientific and Professional Papers

The Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (Hanfa) has this year also issued a call for proposals under the title „Hanfe Annual Award for Students for the Best Scientific and Professional Papers“ for the year 2025.

The competition is open to graduating students and students at all levels of study (undergraduate, graduate, integrated, professional, and specialist graduate programs), and the papers must address one of the following topics:

1. Financial Inclusion through Digitalization: Are FinTech Solutions a Bridge to Greater Financial Literacy?
2. Behavioral Finance and Investing: How Psychology Influences Investor Decisions?
3. The Role of Migration in the Sustainability of the Pension System: Opportunity or Challenge?
4. The Rise of Passive Investing: Implications for Market Efficiency and Volatility
5. The Impact of Globalization on the Effectiveness of Traditional Diversification Strategies

The three best papers will be awarded cash prizes:

• place: 2,000.00 euros net,
• place: 1,300.00 euros net,
• place: 650.00 euros net.

Papers are submitted via the link on the Hanfe website by August 31, 2025, at 4:00 PM.

More information about the competition's terms, rules, and how to apply can be found on the official Hanfe website. here..

Participation in this competition provides students with a unique opportunity to enhance their knowledge, scientific research skills, and creativity, and to establish closer collaboration with the financial sector's regulatory body.

For any additional questions, students can contact the email address: strucni.rad@hanfa.hr.