Are you currently studying real estate? Or are you interested in a future career in real estate, but trying to figure out how to fund your education? If you live in Florida, then you should know about the Florida Real Estate Commission Education and Research Scholarships. The application for this Florida real estate scholarship is live from September 19 until Monday, November 1 at noon for the Spring 2017 scholarship award.
To be eligible, students must be Florida residents attending an accredited university in Florida. You can be either a graduate or undergraduate student, either pursuing a degree in real estate or one with a concentration in real estate. You must provide proof that you are pursuing a real estate related degree along with your application. Students eligible must either be currently enrolled in real estate courses or have them scheduled for the spring semester. Undergraduate students must maintain a “C” average and graduate students must maintain a “B” average.
Undergraduate students awarded the scholarship will receive $1,500 and graduate students will receive $2,500.
If you’ve received the scholarship in the past, you are still eligible again. All of the following materials must be submitted by November 1, according to the FREC website.
- Application submitted online
- Official transcripts (postmark date will be used)
- Fall 2016 schedule (if enrolled in real estate courses in the Fall 2016 semester)
- Spring 2017 schedule (if enrolled in real estate courses in Spring 2017 semester and already has a copy of the schedule at the time the application was submitted online)
- Proof of Florida residency (only required for applicants attending Florida International University, University of Miami, and Nova Southeastern University)
- Proof of real estate major (only required for first semester graduate students, graduate students starting the graduate program in the Spring 2017 semester, and for those students with official transcripts that do not indicate the real estate major on it)
At RE/MAX Paradise, we support students of real estate and think this Florida real estate scholarship is a great opportunity.