Foreclosure.com Scholarship Program
The 2017 scholarship contest is now open.
2017 essay topic:
Is the "American Dream" of one day owning a home alive and well among Millennials?
Millennials having experienced the "Great Recession," which was the traumatic housing crisis that triggered the financial crisis a decade ago. As a result, data suggests that Millennials (those born between 1981 to 1997) have been slow to adopt homeownership. Discuss the pros and cons of homeownership for Millennials, as well as which factors could increase or decrease homeownership among the generation. Will their collective hesitation and apprehension hurt them in the long run or are Millennials simply in the process of re-defining the "American Dream?"
About the scholarship program:
Foreclosure.com has issued $63,000 in scholarship money to 35 college students nationwide since the program was introduced in 2009. Each year, the company challenges future leaders of America to provide creative solutions/ideas to many of the nation's most critical issues, real estate in particular, which can be used to help foster a robust United States housing market.
Foreclosure.com Scholarship Program at a Glance
Foreclosure.com continues to break new ground by offering a nationwide scholarship program. Currently enrolled college students (graduate students, law students and/or high school seniors are NOT eligible) are invited to apply by submitting an essay. Freshman entering Fall 2017 are eligible once they have received a student ID number. Plagiarism is strictly forbidden. Essays that are not the original work of the entrant will be immediately discarded and eliminated from consideration.
Deadline: Dec. 15, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. ET
Requirements: Here are the text requirements
- Minimum 800 words
- Maximum 2,000
Awards: Five winners will be selected
- Top prize $5,000
- Second through fifth place
will receive $1,000 each
For additional information please visit https://www.foreclosure.com/scholarship