Real Estate Scholarships

Real Estate Scholarship Opportunities

The department scholarships in real estate, listed below, are announced and applications requested each spring for the following academic year. These scholarships are typically awarded at the beginning of the fall semester and the recipients announced at the Real Estate Networking & Trends Conference and the College of Business awards banquet. For more information, contact Loreen Kollar (lkollar@fsu.edu) in the Center for Real Estate Education & Research.

Students should complete the standard scholarship application available here.

2012-2013 Real Estate Department Scholarships now open.  DEADLINE: MARCH 30, 2012.

1. Mark Edward Burgess Scholarship: Established by Bob and Marti Burgess in 2008 to support students who are Florida residents majoring in real estate in the College of Business. Selection criteria include academic merit, service activities and financial need.
2. Crossman & Company Endowed Scholarship: Established in 2006, this fund provides support for deserving undergraduate and graduate students in the College of Business with first preference given to those majoring in real estate. Selection criteria include academic merit, service activities and financial need.
3. Mark Hillis and Nan Casper Hillis Endowed Fund for Real Estate: First awarded in 2008, this endowment provides scholarship support for undergraduate and graduate students in the College of Business. Recipients shall be real estate majors and have demonstrated financial need as well as have maintained a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher. Once a qualified applicant meeting the Donor's stated eligibility criteria is identified, that student shall have priority for future scholarship awards.
4. Principle Valuation Award: Established by Michael Baldwin in 2009, this scholarship is awarded real estate students pursuing a career in real estate appraisal. Additional selection criteria include academic merit, work experience, and responses to the questionnaire that accompanies the department's application.
5. Bill Teel, Clara J. Milligan Teel, and Ann Teel Hatcher Endowed Scholarship: Established to provide support for upper level (junior and senior) undergraduate students majoring in real estate and/or risk management with a demonstrated financial need. The scholarship selection criteria include academic success (minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA), community service, and outstanding moral character. First preference is given to students whose legal residence is within the Florida Panhandle; second preference is given to students who are legal residents of Florida.

Other Real Estate Scholarships

Appraisal Institute Education Trust Scholarship: The Appraisal Institute Education Trust awards scholarships in the amount of $3,000 for graduate students and $2,000 for undergraduates majoring in real estate appraisal, land economics, real estate, or allied fields. The scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and are intended to help finance the educational endeavors of individuals concentrating their studies in the aforementioned areas. Applications are available starting in November, with a March 15th deadline for the ensuing academic year. Please visit the Appraisal Institute Education Trust website to download an application and information sheet.

George M. Brooker Collegiate Scholarship for Minorities (the "Brooker Scholarship"): The Brooker Scholarship is designed to assist minority students, on the basis of academic excellence, who are committed to a career in real estate--specifically real estate management--upon graduation. Scholarship awards are made annually in June for the ensuing academic year. One graduate-level ($2,500) and two undergraduate-level awards ($1,000) are made. The application deadline is March 31 each year Brooker Scholarship application.

CCIM Institute Scholarship: Since 1988, the Education Foundation of the CCIM INSTITUTE has been granting University Scholarships. In 1991, it established an incorporated Education Foundation to fund and grant these University Scholarships. The purpose of CCIM Institute's Education Foundation Scholarship Program is to encourage and assist students desiring a career in real estate and to promote high educational standards. This program enables commendable university students majoring in real estate to experience our education first hand.

CREW Network Scholarships: CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Network is offering ten $10,000 scholarships to female students enrolled in their junior or senior year of study and interested in pursuing a career in commercial real estate. Applicants must be of junior or senior standing and have maintained a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Please visit the website at www.crewcareerzone.org for application and instructions.

Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC) Scholarship: This scholarship program will provide up to $1,500 per semester to qualified undergraduate students. Please visit the Florida Real Estate Commission Scholarship Program website to download an application and instructions.

The Grossman Graduate Scholarship: Two $10,000 scholarships are available to full time graduate students (and part time students who are working full time), who are also ICSC members and indicate a preference for a career in retail real estate. For information on this and other scholarships of the ICSC visit the foundation's website.

The ICSC Undergraduate Real Estate Award: This program provides 25 $1,000 awards to a juniors or seniors enrolled in a collegiate undergraduate real estate program that demonstrate exceptional potential for a career within the retail real estate sector. For information on this and other scholarships of the ICSC visit the foundation's website.

Mildred C. Hanson,SIOR Memorial Scholarship:  TheMildred C. Hanson, SIOR Memorial Fund, established in 2008, has generously instituted an educational scholarship program intended to encourage and assist female students in obtaining an education that will lead them into productive careers in the commercial real estate industry. The fund awards an annual scholarship to a qualified female student enrolled in a program of study designed in pursuit of an undergraduate degree from an accredited four-year college or university program in Real Estate, or Business or Finance in the United States or Canada. The amount of the award varies from year to year.  The application form is made available annually in January on SIOR’s website, www.siorfoundation.org.  For additional information, please see the application.

National and International Scholarships & Fellowships (Honors Program): For information regarding these awards, see the University Honors Program web site:http://honors.fsu.edu.

Pension Real Estate Association (PREA) Scholarship Program: In keeping with its educational mission, PREA awards scholarships on an annual basis to promising students studying real estate at the undergraduate and graduate levels. These scholarships are awarded through PREA’s own scholarship program and financial need is considered in determining the amount of each award. Potential recipients who demonstrate no need will be eligible to receive the minimum award. Please visit the PREA website for scholarship application and instructions.

PREA also partners with the Robert A. Toigo Foundation to grant a PREA/Toigo scholarship which is awarded to minority and women students. For more information about the Robert A. Toigo Foundation, its partnerships and its programs, and to apply for the PREA/Toigo scholarship, visit www.toigofoundation.org.

The Schurgin Family Foundation Scholarship: The $5,000 Schurgin scholarship is available to full time undergraduate students indicating a preference for a career in retail real estate, real estate development or shopping center leasing. For information on this and other scholarships of the ICSC visit the foundation's website.