Each year, the Florida Association of Realtors (FAR) 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 FAR'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 FAR.

FAR sends copies of the 2008-2009 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 FAR's 2005 state grand prize student essay winners, which was recorded by an audience member at FAR'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.

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