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Incentives for grades 6th – 12th

To help you keep earning, GROW is partnering with Arkansas Financial Education Commission (AFEC). You and your scholar are invited to use a free platform – AFEC Financial Education Platform– to access financial education modules.

Arkansas’s Personal Finance Platform gives you and your scholar practical tools to:

Understand Saving and Budgeting

Plan for College and Career Pathways

Build Lifelong Financial Confidence

Arkansas’s Personal Finance Platform gives you and your scholar practical tools to:

Understand Saving and Budgeting

Plan for College and Career Pathways

Build Lifelong Financial Confidence

Because your scholar is younger than 16, you must be the registered user.

As you start to create a free AFEC Financial Education account on the AFEC Financial Education Platform, note that it is important to register with the same email address you used when enrolling in the GROW program. You will need to indicate that your child has a GROW account when completing the sign up for the platform. If you are unsure what email you used, please reach out to the Grow Foundation at info@growARfutures.org.

To sign up, visit the AFEC Financial Education Platform and click “Get Started” in the top left-hand corner.
Sign Up
To earn an incentive, you and your scholar should complete a GROW module listed in the GROW dashboard. Every module completed is worth a $50 incentive. Incentives for the 2026-2027 school year can be earned up until May 31, 2027.
Once a semester, the GROW Foundation will track your progress and credit your GROW account for earned incentives. Your scholar is eligible for up to $300 in incentives during the 2026-2027 school year.
Once your scholar completes high school, they can set up an AFEC Financial Education account in their own name to use into adulthood. You are welcome to use this resource for yourself while also helping your scholar learn now and into the future.

GRADES 6-8

Foundations & Financial Habits

Budgeting, planning, saving, spending, basic banking, wellness, and introductory education planning.
Creating a Budget (15m)
Financial Planning for Priorities & Goals (20m)
Saving for Goals (30m)
Banking Beyond Checking & Savings (15m)
Banking with Financial Institutions (15m)
Managing Financial Stress (25m)
Financial Wellness (30m)
Basics of a 529 Plan (13m)
Searching for Unclaimed Property (13m)

GRADES 9-12

College, Career & Adult Readiness

Career, income, credit and debt, postsecondary planning, education savings, and major purchases.
Career Exploration & Earnings (15–18m)
Paychecks & W-2s (18m)
Credit & Debt (12–45m)
College Planning & Scholarships (20–30m)
Student Loans (18–25m)
Education Savings & 529 Plans (13–20m)
Major Purchases: Home & Auto (35–40m)

GRADES 6-8

Foundations & Financial Habits

Budgeting, planning, saving, spending, basic banking, wellness, and introductory education planning.
Creating a Budget (15m)
Financial Planning for Priorities & Goals (20m)
Saving for Goals (30m)
Banking Beyond Checking & Savings (15m)
Banking with Financial Institutions (15m)
Managing Financial Stress (25m)
Financial Wellness (30m)
Basics of a 529 Plan (13m)
Searching for Unclaimed Property (13m)

GRADES 9-12

College, Career & Adult Readiness

Career, income, credit and debt, postsecondary planning, education savings, and major purchases.
Career Exploration & Earnings (15–18m)
Paychecks & W-2s (18m)
Credit & Debt (12–45m)
College Planning & Scholarships (20–30m)
Student Loans (18–25m)
Education Savings & 529 Plans (13–20m)
Major Purchases: Home & Auto (35–40m)