The Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ (CSBS) announced last week that its annual case study competition will focus on how community banks are approaching financial innovation.
The CSBS Community Bank Case Study Competition is an academic competition where undergraduate student teams partner with local community banks to conduct original case studies. For the 2018 competition, student teams will study how community banks utilize technology to streamline processes and better serve their consumers.
“This competition, now entering its fourth year, provides valuable insights into the community bank business model, connects students with professionals in the banking industry, and provides many students with their first opportunity to have their work published. We look forward to yet another year of insightful research from undergraduate students nationwide,” CSBS President and CEO John Ryan said.
The winning team will receive a $1,000 scholarship per student and be invited to present at the CSBS-Federal Reserve Community Banking in the 21st Century Research and Policy Conference. Also, the case study will be published in the CSBS Journal of Community Bank Case Studies.
Second and third place teams will also receive scholarships and have their works published in the journal.
The deadline to sign up is Nov. 20. Faculty advisors must submit a Statement of Interest to CSBS by then but are not yet expected to have a full student team. Teams must be identified
By February 5, 2018, while final papers and videos are due by April 9, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. ET.