The ULI Etkin Scholars Program:

• Fosters future leaders in commercial real estate and related fields: planning, urban design, community and economic development, law, construction, historic preservation, architecture, landscape architecture, and more.

• Introduces undergraduate and graduate students to the benefits of the Urban land Institute (ULI)

• Improves students’ understanding of the professional roles and disciplines that contribute to best practice and innovation in real estate and land use globally.

• Connects students to their local ULI Philadelphia District Council for networking and learning.

• All benefits of a ULI Associate Membership, including: ULI Member Directory | ULI Knowledge Finder | ULI Case Studies | ULI Navigator (volunteer opportunities) | Urban Land Magazine (in print and online) | ULI Bookstore discounts | discounted national events | eligibility for leadership roles, such as the ULI Philadelphia Young Leaders Group (YLG)

• Access to the student-specific suite of programming of ULI Explore & Connect for Students

• Free access to ULI Philadelphia events, virtual or in-person.

• Scholar-specific programming at the national and local levels.

• Access to all five courses in the Foundations of Real Estate (FoRE) certificate on demand throughout the year.

• Curated lists of existing recordings of past ULI panel discussions and presentations.

• Eligibility to participate in the program for a second year with reapplication if still enrolled.

• Ability to join ULI at the student membership rate for one year after the program, regardless of whether you are still a student.

• Attend four scholar-specific programs with ULI Philadelphia

• Attend live, or review on-demand, the ULI Americas kick-off webinar.

• Attend live, or review on-demand, the ULI Americas commencement program

• Participate live, or review on-demand, 80% of the programs in ULI Explore & Connect for Students

• Create a profile with bio and photo in the ULI Member Directory and respond to all demographic questions for your profile *you can respond “prefer not to answer”).

• Explore content on the ULI Knowledge Finder and set your preferences for which content interests you most.

Applications for the 2024-2025 academic year are now closed.

• Students must be enrolled in an accredited college or university in Canada, the United States, or Mexico.

• Students ideally (but not necessarily) should be pursuing a career in commercial real estate or related fields, and studying commercial real estate or related fields: finance, architecture, landscape architecture, planning, urban design, etc.

• Students may be in a degree or certificate program and may be enrolled in school full time or part time.

• ULI Philadelphia will select students to participate for at least a one-year term based on the following:
• Academic standing
• Professor recommendation
• Commitment to the principles of ULI
• Leadership potential
• Commitment to and/or advancement of the Institute’s diversity, equity, and inclusion goals.