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2025 C.A.R. Scholarship Foundation Applications open on Monday, March 3, 2025, and close on Sunday, April 6, 2025, at 11:59 PM PST. APPLY HERE.

The C.A.R. Scholarship Foundation awards scholarships once a year at the C.A.R. Spring Business Meetings. Students pursuing a real estate related degree at a California college or university may be eligible for an award by the C.A.R. Scholarship Foundation of up to $2,000 for those attending a two-year college and up to $4,000 for those enrolled in a four-year university. Check out the full edibility requirements and required supplements below!


ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
This scholarship program is for students enrolled at a California College or University pursuing a degree for professions which are centered on, or support a career in real estate transactional activity such as Real Estate Brokerage, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Management, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Appraisal, Real Estate Planning, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, and Other fields of study the Trustees believe worthy of consideration.

In addition, the other minimum requirements are as follows:

  • Serious commitment to a real estate career
  • Currently enrolled in a two-year or four-year college/university in California
  • Enrolled at the time of application in a minimum of six units, including one real estate or real estate-related course
  • Enrolled at a California college or university at the time of scholarship disbursement
  • Completed a minimum of twelve college level course units within the last four years
  • Completed at least two Real Estate or Real Estate related courses
  • Maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher from all college/universities attended
  • Must be interviewed by a Scholarship Foundation Trustee
  • Willing to provide a video testimonial and report to the Scholarship Foundation upon completion of your program

 

REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTS
Please upload or email the required supplements to [email protected] by Sunday, April 6, 2025 for your application to be considered complete. 

Required supplements include:

  • California Driver's License or Other State Identification Card: Must be a legal resident of California for at least one year prior to the date of the application.
  • Essay: 300 word typed essay explaining your career objectives.
  • All Official e-Transcripts from Colleges/Universities Attended Within the Last Four Years: Only Official e-transcripts will be accepted. Please have your school email your Official e-Transcripts to [email protected]. Official e-Transcripts will be used to verify coursework eligibility requirements including: 1) you have completed at least 12 units and two real estate related courses in the past four years and 2) maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher from all Colleges/Universities attended.
  • Two e-Letters of Recommendation: One letter must be from a faculty member on school letterhead and one letter must be from a REALTOR®.
  • (Optional) Proof of Enrollment in University Showing Current Classwork: Please note: It is required to email us your official e-Transcript(s) for your application to be considered complete. Your Official e-Transcript(s) will likely include courses you are currently enrolled in, although some Universities and Colleges do not do this. Please check with your school to see if current courses display on your transcripts. If they do not, you should upload another document that shows your current coursework.
  • (Optional) Unofficial e-Transcripts from Universities/Colleges Attended Over Four Years Ago: If you attended College/University over four years ago, you may upload unofficial e-Transcript(s) from those schools as supplemental materials for Trustees to review. 


AWARD RECIPIENTS

Congratulations to our most recent C.A.R. Scholarship Foundation recipients!


MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND CONTRIBUTE


The C.A.R. Scholarship Foundation provide scholarships to California students attending a two-year College or four-year University pursing a real estate related career. Since its inception the Foundation has awarded more than $1,000,000 in scholarships to College/University students throughout the state. The C.A.R. Scholarship Foundation relies upon charitable contributions from REALTORS®, local associations, businesses, organizations and individuals of the public. 

Help us fulfill our mission by contributing today!

CONTRIBUTE

Learn how you, your local association or any individual may start a C.A.R. Scholarship Fund as a way to honor and recognize a C.A.R. member, your Local Association or any individual you wish.


 


ABOUT THE FOUNDATION: OUR STORY

The California Association of REALTORS® Scholarship Foundation was established in 1948. The foundation, which was originally called the Glenn D. Willaman Real Estate Foundation, was suggested and started at the Silver Anniversary Testimonial Banquet for Glenn D. Willaman, the Association’s first Executive Officer, at the 42nd Convention of the California Real Estate Association (as C.A.R. was previously known) in 1946. The Association wished to honor Willaman for his twenty-five years of service to it and started the Foundation with $1,874.38 in cash, a $1,000 bond and some donation pledges. 

The Foundation help students whose intelligence, and qualities of leadership make them assets worth developing for the future good of the state and encourage people going into the real estate business to obtain a quality real estate education. 

The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and may receive tax-deductible contributions, Tax I.D. 23-7230340.

The C.A.R. Scholarship Foundation works in conjunction with the existing C.A.R. Education Foundation which was established in 2005. Trustees/Directors from the Foundations are available for presentations at REALTOR® associations or Colleges/Universities with a Real Estate Program. The Foundations are led by an appointed group of 13 Trustees/Directors who are members of the California Association of REALTORS®.

Questions regarding the C.A.R. Scholarship Foundation please go to our frequently asked questions or contact Staff at [email protected]





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