Platinum Challenge Competition
Sponsored by KPMG
Deadline: Friday, May 30th, 2025 by 11:59 PM EDT
Overview
Beta Alpha Psi recognizes that many chapters go beyond expectations—aiming not just for excellence, but for long-term impact. To honor this, KPMG sponsors the Platinum Challenge (formerly known as the Gold Challenge).
The competition calls for a 5-minute video that demonstrates why your chapter stands out, based on the guidelines outlined below. It’s not just about the video—it’s about the story your chapter tells. Show us the work that makes your chapter truly extraordinary.
2025 Platinum Challenge Prompt
How are you using innovation and the business skills chapter members are developing through coursework and extracurriculars to impact your community in a way that is scalable to other chapters?
Additional Guidelines
- You should address the audience as KPMG partners and professionals.
- Focus on how your chapter is giving back to the community, leveraging innovation.
- Tell us about an organization(s) you have assisted.
- Highlight what skills you used in the execution of your chapter’s community service effort(s) related to finance, accounting and/or information systems.
- Use both quantitative and qualitative factors in your answer.
- Quantitative examples include: number of individuals/families assisted, dollars raised/saved, items collected, people trained
- Qualitative examples include: impact on chapter, the community; skills learned by chapters members, skills contributed by chapter members, impact on sustainability
- Tell us what you may be doing in your chapter that is unique in your community.
- Examples include: financial literacy, skills based training, identifying and working with underrepresented populations in your community, food insecurity, working with a local community college.
Prize/Award
$3,000, per chapter, up to 10 chapters (which represents the top 5% of all BAP Chapters)
Eligibility
Chapters must meet the following criteria:
- Been a Gold Chapter for school year 2024
- Be a Gold Chapter for school year 2025
- Participated in a mid-year meeting, either as a Chapter Operations presenter or Best Practices competitor.
- Participate in the 2025 Annual Meeting, either as a Chapter Operations presenter, Best Practices competitor or applicant/participant in Project Run With It.
Process
Chapters wishing to participate in the KPMG Platinum Challenge should review the KPMG Platinum Challenge guidelines. These guidelines will provide you with everything you need to know about the contest, how to apply, and how to submit your video. A KPMG Platinum Challenge nomination form (only submit one nomination form) and individual release form (one for each person that participated in the video) must be completed and submitted with video entry.
Throughout this report, you will find that Beta Alpha Psi is proud of the members, alumni, faculty advisors, Professional Partners, Board of Directors, Chapter Advocates and every volunteer that contributes to the success of this organization. Learn more here.
Hear what our Professional Partners think about BAP!
Through Beta Alpha Psi, we are provided an opportunity to engage with a motivated network of future professionals, sharing insights, offering resources, and fostering connections that help prepare them for successful careers in the field. This collaboration not only benefits students but also enriches the accounting profession by cultivating a continuous pipeline of well-prepared and motivated talent.
Teka Miller-Alston
Director of Engagement
North Carolina Association of CPAs
