Curious About What’s nxt?
Whether alternatives came up in class or you’re exploring where your career could go, there’s more to discover. CAIA.nxt™ gives college and university students a way to keep learning at a special student price.
Alternatives are part of the portfolios and conversations you’ll encounter across the investment industry. Explore private markets, real assets, and digital assets now, while you have the freedom to figure out where your interests might take you.
The Learning Is the Same. The Price Is for Students.
Learn on your schedule, explore topics that interest you, and come away with something you can share as you pursue internships and career opportunities.
Learn Around Your Schedule
Fit expert-led videos and focused modules around classes, exams, and everything else on your calendar.
Take Your Time
You’ll have 12 months of access from the date of purchase, so you can learn at a pace that works for you.
Show What You’ve Learned
Earn a certificate and digital badge you can share with employers and your professional network.
Learn from People in the Industry
CAIA.nxt™ programs are developed with practitioners who bring real-world perspectives to the topics you’re studying.
Choose Where to Start…
Fundamentals of Alternative Investments
Start with the big picture. Learn how alternative strategies work, why investors use them, and how they can support different client goals. You’ll build a foundation you can take into interviews, internships, and any CAIA.nxt™ topic you decide to explore next.
Time: About 15 hours
Access: 12 months
Student price: US$145 US$795
Microcredentials
Private Equity: Explore how companies raise capital and grow outside public markets.
Real Estate: See how property investments can serve different portfolio goals.
Digital Assets: Get to know the opportunities and risks behind digital asset investing.
Private Debt: Explore how private lending works and where it fits in a portfolio.
Portfolio Implementation: Learn how alternative investments move from an idea into a portfolio.
Total Portfolio Approach: Look at investment decisions through the lens of the whole portfolio.
Infrastructure: Explore the assets that keep the world running and how investors evaluate them.
Time: 3 to 9 hours
Access: 12 months
Student price: US$95 each US$395
Oh, the Places Alts Can Take You.
A topic catches your eye. You follow it a little further. Before you know it, there’s a whole field to explore and a community to find your place in. Take a look at what’s ahead.
Build the foundation
Start with the Fundamentals of Alternative Investments Certificate and get to know the field.
US$145 for students
Explore Your Interests
Choose Microcredentials in the topics that interest you and take a closer look at how they’re used in the industry.
US$95 each for students
Pursue the CAIA Charter
Students at Academic Partner institutions may be nominated for a CAIA exam scholarship.
US$350 instead of US$1,795
Join the Community
Earn the Charter to become a CAIA Member and connect with professionals around the world.
14,000+ Members worldwide
Ready for Your Student Price?
If you’re currently pursuing an undergraduate or postgraduate degree, email nxt@caia.org with one of the following to confirm your student status:
- Your current student ID, front and back, showing its expiration date
- A current transcript or course schedule
- A student verification letter from your school
Once we’ve verified your status, we’ll send you a discount code and instructions for enrolling in CAIA.nxt™.
Frequently Asked Questions
Students currently enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree program, anywhere in the world.
Contact the CAIA.nxt™ team at nxt@caia.org with one of the following to confirm your student status:
- Your current student ID, front and back, showing its expiration date
- A current transcript or course schedule
- A student verification letter from your school
Exam scholarships apply to the CAIA Charter Program and are available to students nominated by the faculty contact at an Academic Partner institution. CAIA.nxt™ student pricing applies to the certificate and Microcredentials and does not require a nomination. Learn about scholarships.
See the full list of partner institutions on the Faculty and Students page.