Redfin Scholarship is open to any graduating high school senior or current freshman, sophomore, or junior in college attending an accredited university or college. The scholarship is open to any major.
Applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or above in order to apply. To apply, eligible students must submit an 800 words or less essay on the topic of affordable housing for low-income people. The scholarship application period opens twice a year with awards given in both the Spring and Fall.
Redfin established the scholarship fund to help one student in the Spring and one student in the Fall on their journey through higher education. Essays submitted are judged according to thoughtfulness of the response, accurate grammar, and the quality of the composition.
Redfin is a residential real estate company that provides web-based real estate database and brokerage services. The firm was founded in 2004, and is based in Seattle, Washington. Redfin employs its agents directly and pays them a salary, which enables them to charge a lessor fee to home sellers.
The deadline for this scholarship is usually in JULY of each year, and the award amount is usually $2,500.
For more details, visit www.redfin.com/resources/scholarship