Seattle King County REALTORS® First Citizen Scholarship 2025

Seattle King County REALTORS® First Citizen Scholarship Awards are presented in honor of the many contributions made by REALTORS® and their families to the growth, health, and betterment of our communities, as exemplified by the recipients of the Seattle First Citizen Award.

Applications are open to REALTOR® and Affiliate members of Seattle King County REALTORS (SKCR) in good standing. i.e. continuous and paid membership for a minimum of one year preceding the application deadline of April 1. Also eligible are the children, foster-children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews of SKCR members in good standing

SKCR/First Citizen Scholarship Foundation (SFCSF) Board of Directors may award up to $5,000 per year, per recipient, for tuition, fees, books, and/or room and board. Except as may be determined by the SFCSF Board of Directors in exceptional cases, the award shall be paid in a lump sum directly to the university, college, school or educational program selected by the recipient, within two years of granting of such award.

All applicants must:

1. Be high school graduates or in some other manner establish eligibility for the course of study or training to be pursued;
2. Meet admission requirements of the university, college, school or educational program selected;
3. Follow a program that leads to a degree, certification, or professionally recognized program for self-improvement. For SKCR member applicants, the program must be real estate related;
4. Manifest qualities of character, loyalty, good citizenship, academic achievement, leadership and self-reliance and exhibit exemplary standards of personal conduct;
5. Be willing to submit to a personal interview if requested by the SKCSF Board of Directors.

The completed application and all supporting data must be received by April 1 at 5:00 PM PST and shall include the items listed below. If any item is missing, it will automatically disqualify the application from further consideration.

Supporting documentation shall include:

• A transcript (if applicable) from any university, college, school or educational program attended within five (5) years immediately preceding the date of the application;
• A typed, one-page resume highlighting the applicant’s academic, leadership, volunteer and community service activities; We recommend applicants include the following:The number of hours the applicant has devoted to volunteer or community service activities and whether such activities were a school requirement.
• The leadership roles or responsibilities the applicant assumed in any school, community, work or volunteer capacity.
• The school and course of study the applicant plans to pursue and the means by which they intend to pay for their schooling.
• A typed, one-page essay on the following topic: ”Describe your past and present involvement with volunteer and community service activities and how you plan to use the scholarship. Describe how you personally have contributed to the betterment of your community”. Scholarship award decisions will be weighted toward demonstrated volunteer and community service activities.
• Three letters of recommendation from unrelated persons qualified to attest as to the character, reliability, scholarship, academic achievement, and any other relevant attributes of the applicant.