FAR Scholarship/Essay Contest
Since 1999, the Florida Association of Realtors (FAR) has sponsored a Scholarship/Essay Contest for High School Seniors who reside in Florida. Seniors who plan on continuing their education at a college, university, technical school or some other institution of higher learning are eligible. Children of licensed real estate practitioners are not eligible, nor are children whose parents or guardians are employed by any local Realtor board/associations or by the Florida Association of Realtors®.
Students turning in the first-place winning entry in each of FAR's 13 Regional Districts will receive a $1,000 scholarship award. The 13 student winners will go on to compete to win three $5,000 FAR scholarships on a state level, giving each of the state grand prize winners a total of $6,000 in scholarship funding. FAR will award a total of $28,000 in scholarship funding this year to help young people realize their college dreams.
Each year, FAR sends copies of the scholarship/essay contest application kit and other materials to senior high schools' guidance offices throughout Florida. You may also download the materials by clicking on the links below.
The deadline to enter the contest changes slightly each year; this year, scholarship essay entries must be postmarked before or on Feb. 9, 2009.
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