Expanding Access to Careers in Commercial Real Estate
The CCIM Foundation Diversity Scholarship Program is designed to advance the professional growth of underrepresented groups in the commercial real estate industry with funding for real-world education and a foundation for a new career in commercial real estate.
The CCIM Foundation Diversity Scholarship Program
Established in 2022, the CCIM Foundation Diversity Scholarship Program helps foster an inclusive commercial real estate professional community. Up to 25 scholarships will be awarded annually to qualifying applicants to pay for CCIM designation course fees. These scholarships, working in tandem with CCIM Institute's Cultural Diversity Education Program, help jump-start and transform the commercial real estate careers of qualifying individuals by funding their path to the CCIM pin, the gold standard in commercial real estate designations.
Commercial real estate is an exciting, ever-evolving field, where determination and self-discipline are crucial tools for success. Individuals can pursue careers in brokerage, investment, facilities management, development, and more, in sectors ranging from million-square-foot industrial spaces and office buildings to small apartment complexes and mom-and-pop retail stores. Commercial real estate professionals create and shape the places where we live, work, and play, and they play a key role in building healthy and sustainable communities across the globe.
Why pursue a career in commercial real estate?
Who is eligible?
To be eligible to apply for the scholarship, you must meet all the following criteria:
Once all eligibility requirements are met, simply apply for the scholarship online.
The CCIM Foundation will review and select scholarship recipients from all qualified submissions. The application process may include a phone interview. Recipients of the CCIM Foundation awards will be notified within 45 days of the application submission deadline. Once awarded, recipients have four years to access the scholarship funds.
Applications for 2022 are closed. Look for information on 2023 applications in early summer.
How do I apply?
- Are a current participant in CCIM Institute's Cultural Diversity Education Program; and
Have questions?
Contact us at foundation@ccim.com or +1 (312) 321-4474.
Contact us at foundation@ccim.com or +1 (312) 321-4474.
CCIM Institute's Cultural Diversity Education Program provides qualified real estate professionals with deeply discounted pricing on the institute's core designation curriculum (CI 101 – CI 104).
More Support for Diversity Real Estate Professionals
The CCIM Veterans in Real Estate Program, managed by CCIM Institute, allows any U.S. veteran or eligible beneficiaries to receive U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs educational benefits for CCIM Institute’s designation program.
More Support for Veterans
If you already have a CCIM Institute account, log in with your username and password. Your username is typically your primary email address. If you do not have a CCIM Institute account, select Sign Up on the login page.
After submitting your initial application form, please watch your inbox for additional instructions. Eligible applicants will receive complimentary access to CCIM Institute’s online, self-paced Foundations for Success in Commercial Real Estate course. The second part of the application process will begin once an applicant has successfully completed that course.
After submitting your initial application form, please watch your inbox for additional instructions. Eligible applicants will receive complimentary access to CCIM Institute’s online, self-paced Foundations for Success in Commercial Real Estate course. The second part of the application process will begin once an applicant has successfully completed that course.
Support the Diversity Scholarship Program
If you would like to support this program, you can donate to the CCIM Foundation and earmark your amount for the Diversity Scholarship fund.
Congratulations to the 2022 Diversity Scholarship Recipients
The CCIM Foundation is proud to announce the 20 recipients of the inaugural 2022 Diversity Scholarship Program.
"The Diversity Scholarship widened the path to the CCIM designation for me. I feel very welcomed into the industry with these scholarships — they not only support financial need, but also serves to further the visibility of the foundation's ongoing efforts toward the inclusion of diverse professionals like me in commercial real estate."
— Brian Kim
"The Diversity Scholarship makes it financially possible for a more diverse group of real estate professionals to gain a direct route toward industry excellence. More importantly, my journey to the CCIM Designation hopefully causes a ripple effect, encouraging other women and people of color who see me striving for success to seek it out for themselves."
— Sheila Hawkins-Bucklew
