California Association of REALTORS® Scholarship Foundation Scholarship

The California Association of REALTORS® Scholarship Foundation Scholarship provides annual financial awards to students pursuing real estate–related degrees at California colleges and universities. Awards are up to $2,000 for students at two-year colleges and up to $4,000 for students enrolled at four-year universities. More than one hundred scholarships are available each year and recipients may be asked to complete an interview, a video testimonial and a written report. The scholarships are awarded at the C.A.R. Spring Business Meetings.

Monetary scholarship awards (up to $2,000 for two-year college students; up to $4,000 for four-year university students).

Applicants must be pursuing a career in the real estate industry and be enrolled in a two-year or four-year California college or university taking at least six units and at least one real estate or real estate-related course. Applicants must have completed at least twelve college units within the last four years, at least two real estate or related courses, have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, and be legal residents of California for at least one year prior to applying. Graduate students are eligible.

Apply online through the official scholarship portal; submit state ID, a 300-word essay, official e-transcripts emailed to scholarship@car.org, two electronic letters of recommendation (including one from a faculty member and one from a REALTOR®), and participate in an interview if selected.