ORLANDO,
Fla., June 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As young
people head off to college this fall, 179 of them from communities
across Florida will receive
financial help for their costs through scholarships from Florida
Realtors® Education Foundation Inc.
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 $242,500 in scholarships to help pay for higher
education expenses for 179 young people in the 2024-2025 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.
"For 14 years now, the Florida Realtors Education Foundation
Student Scholarship Program has helped 1,986 young people realize
their dreams for the future by continuing their education," said
Brett Brown, chair of Florida
Realtors Education Foundation Inc. "Florida Realtors has awarded a
total of $2,745,000 in scholarships
to help these students and their families with financial support
for college. These scholarships are an investment in the 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, Florida Atlantic
University, Florida Gulf Coast
University and University of South
Florida, as well as other colleges throughout the U.S.,
including Dartmouth College,
University of Mississippi and the
University of North Carolina at
Charlotte, 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.
Florida Realtors® serves as the voice for
real estate in Florida. It
provides programs, services, continuing education, research and
legislative representation to 238,000 members in 51
boards/associations. Florida Realtors® Newsroom
website is available at http://
floridarealtors.org/newsroom.
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