Education & Events

Scholarships

REALTOR® Scholarship for a Berkshire Community College Student:

Scholarships in the amount of $750 are granted (by the Berkshire Community College trustees) to a qualified business student at Berkshire Community College, and a resident of Berkshire County. Established in 1986, the Board of REALTORS has been building our scholarship account to ensure we could provide a continuous endowment to this program.

Interested applicants should contact the Berkshire Community College Financial Aide Department and inquire about the Berkshire County Board of REALTORS scholarship availability.

• Berkshire Community College, (413) 499-4660
  1350 West Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201
  
  
• South County Campus, (413) 528-4521
  343 Main Street Great Barrington, MA 01230

“I would personally thank the Berkshire county Board of REALTORS for their scholarship donation of $750 that I will be awarded on June 1st at the 32nd Annual BCC Awards Ceremony. This scholarship means a lot to me. I have four courses remaining before I attain my associates degree and this will be of great help. I will continue to strive for academic excellence and promise through this journey, and appreciate the opportunity this scholarship has given me. By investing in my academic endeavors, you have brightened my future and the community we live in. Sincerely, Kimberly Sweeney, 2006 REALTOR® Scholarship Recipient”

Berkshire Community College Award Recipients

2007 - Joanna Brady
2006 - Kimberly Sweeney
2005 - Juan Urrea-Toro
2004 - Erica Haskell
2003 - Elizabeth Cohen
2002 - Jennifer Spadley
2001 - Bonnie Fisher
2000 - Diane Wood
1999 - Dolores Burns
1998 - Shelly L. Laterreur
1997 - Barbara Gagnon
1996 - Christopher Negri
1995 - Bonnie Turner
1994 - Joyce Coco
1993 - Joyce Coco
1992 - Jacqueline Boibeaux
1991 - Cherie Daigle
1990 - Linda McHugh
1989 - Laurence Laurent
1988 - Ellen Newton
1987 - Kelly Walsh
1986 - Margaret Vigiard

Scholarships available from MAR - August 1st deadline !!

Massachusetts Association of REALTORS®, Inc. Charitable and
Educational Foundation Annual Scholarship Fund

The MAR Charitable & Educational Foundation will award up to ten $1,000 education grants through its scholarship fund this year.

To download the application form click here.(connecting to www.MARealtors.com)

Eligibility - To be eligible to receive a scholarship from the Foundation, individuals must be a resident of Massachusetts pursuing a college-level educational degree program or professional designation in real estate or another industry-related field. Applications are welcome from both MAR members and the public, however trustees of the Foundation, members of their immediate family, and relatives of the association president are ineligible to receive scholarship funds.

Application Process - To apply for a scholarship, individuals must complete the Foundation’s official on-page application form and submit it by August 1 to: MAR Charitable & Educational Foundation, 256 Second Avenue, Waltham, MA 02451-1139. Following a review of all scholarship applications, selected applicants may be required to appear before the Foundation’s Scholarship Committee to complete a personal interview. All applicants will be notified by mail of the Committee’s decisions regarding scholarship awards. Those chosen to receive scholarships will be presented with monetary grants from the MAR Charitable & Educational Foundation following students’ proof of course completion.

Special One-time Scholarship Fund Set up in honor of Joan Campbell

An account was also established in the name of Joan Campbell's grandson Christopher Elsner in honor of Joan's years of Service to the Board of REALTORS and Multiple Listing Service. Joan's tribute and dedication of the $1,000 scholarship fund. (.pdf file)