Florida Realtors Awards $233K in Scholarships
Florida Realtors Education Foundation will help 217 students with college costs this year. Since the program started in 2010, it has given nearly $3M in scholarships.
ORLANDO, Fla. — As young people head off to college this fall, 217 of them from communities across Florida will receive financial help for their costs through scholarships from Florida Realtors® Education Foundation Inc.
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A not-for-profit corporation established by the state Realtor® association, the Florida Realtors Education Foundation Inc. provides real estate-related educational scholarships. The Foundation’s Board of Directors awarded $233,000 in scholarships to help pay for higher education expenses for 217 young people in the 2025-2026 school year. All recipients are Florida residents and will attend community colleges, four-year universities, graduate programs or law schools, both in state and out-of-state. Some students are considering careers in real estate.
“Since it began 15 years ago, the Florida Realtors Education Foundation Student Scholarship Program has awarded nearly $3 million ($2,978,000 in total) to help 2,203 young people continue their education and realize their dreams for the future,” said Gina Micelotta, chair of the board of the Florida Realtors Education Foundation Inc. “This year, Florida Realtors provided a total of $233,000 in scholarship funding, providing much-needed financial support for these students and their parents. These scholarships are an investment in our future – Realtors across the state are honored to support these deserving young people and give back to our communities through this program.”
Scholarship recipients are enrolled at institutions of higher learning throughout the state, such as the University of Florida, Florida State University, University of Central Florida, University of Miami, Florida Atlantic University, Bethune-Cookman University, Florida Gulf Coast University and Florida A&M University, as well as other colleges throughout the U.S., including Northwestern University, Auburn University and the University of Michigan, to name a few. A variety of criteria was considered for successful applicants including academic achievements, financial need, relationship to the Realtor family and contributions to family, school and community.
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