Each year, Florida Realtors® sponsors its Scholarship/Essay Contest for High School Seniors. To enter, eligible students must write a 500-word essay on "How Does a Realtor Professional Benefit the Community?" This year, the first-place winning entry in each of the state association's 13 Regional Districts receives a $1,000 scholarship; district winners will go on to compete for three $5,000 state-level scholarship awards, for a total of $28,000 in scholarship funding from Florida Realtors.
The state association sends copies of the 2009-2010 scholarship/essay contest application kit and other materials to senior high schools' guidance offices throughout Florida. The materials also are available to download on this site.
[ Cover Form ]
[ Essay Kit ]
[ DVP List ]
Want to hear from one of our student winners? Just click "play" below on the audio clip of one of Florida Realtors' 2005 state grand prize student essay winners, which was recorded by an audience member at the state association's Board of Directors Meeting during the 2005 annual Convention & Trade Expo. While the audio quality is less than ideal, we thought you'd enjoy hearing part of Layne Zhao's award-winning, heartwarming essay anyway. After all, it's all about the message.
