The entry deadline is March 7 for high school seniors to apply for a Florida Association of Realtors scholarship.
Applicants must submit a typed, double-spaced essay of 500 words or less on the topic “How Does a Realtor Professional Benefit the Community?” and submit to to the FAR office at 7025 Augusta National Drive, Box 725025, Orlando 32872-5025.
Money will go to the first-, second- and third-place essays in each of the Association’s 13 districts with $3,000 to the winner, $1,500 for second and $500 for third.
The 13 district-winning essays will go on to compete to win three $5,000 FAR scholarships on the statewide level, for a total of $106,000 in scholarship awards.
Complete rules are on FAR’s Media Center Web site, http://media.floridarealtors.org.