Scholarships

The Center for Real Estate has several scholarships/awards available for real estate students during the 2023-24 academic semesters. These awards are for:

  • Undergraduate students who have taken at least two (2) real estate courses or who are currently enrolled in their second real estate course; and
  • Graduate students who are pursuing a concentration in real estate.

Most of the scholarships are sponsored by professional real estate organizations. Applications are screened by Real Estate Center faculty/staff; selection of the award recipient is made by the sponsoring organization.

If you want to be considered for any of these scholarships, please:

  • Complete the Application for Real Estate Scholarships form.
  • Submit a current resume.
  • Submit an unofficial transcript.
  • Write a one-page essay explaining why you have chosen real estate as a career. Essay guidelines: not longer than one page; typed; size 11 or 12 font; one inch margins; space-and-a-half (1.5) spacing; top line or header of the essay should read: your full name in the upper left, and the wording “Real Estate Scholarship Essay” (omit quotes) in the upper right.

To submit your application, please email Kathryn O’Leary at kathryn.oleary@uconn.edu. If you have any questions, please call (860) 486-3227. The deadline to submit the 2023-24 application package is September 29, 2023. Applications not received by the deadline will not be considered.

Outside Scholarship Application Opportunities:

UConn Scholarships

Scholarships/Awards

  • Byrl N. Boyce Valuation Scholarship
  • Carl F. Traub Memorial Scholarship
  • Connecticut Association of Realtors Past Presidents’ Scholarship
  • Debbie C. Philips Scholarship Fund
  • Greater Hartford Association of REALTORS® Commercial Real Estate Council
  • ICSC International Council of Shopping Centers Foundation – William Holmes/Hart Advisors Scholarship
  • Konover Coppa Family Fund for the School of Business Center for Real Estate
  • Dr. Marc A. Louargand Memorial Fellowship Endowment
  • Ned Heberger Student Fund
  • Society of Industrial and Office Realtors/Samuel F. Pierson Scholarship
  • Stephen Messner School of Business Scholarship Fund
  • William N. Kinnard, Jr. Scholarship