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General Scholarships

These scholarships are awarded directly by the ICSC Foundation and ICSC Foundation Canada and are for students within the United States and Canada.

The application period for 2026-27 ICSC Foundation scholarships will open in January 2026.

Congratulations to our 2025–26 ICSC Foundation Scholarship recipients!

Benefits for all scholarship recipients include:

A tuition grant
An all-expenses-paid trip to ICSC LAS VEGAS for U.S. recipients or ICSC@CANADA for Canadian recipients.
Pairing with an industry mentor through the ICSC Foundation’s Mentorship Program
Complimentary ICSC student membership through your graduation date

Requirements for all scholarship applicants:

A minimum of a 3.0 GPA (out of a 4.0 scale)
Must have a demonstrated interest in
(1) the Marketplaces Industry, focusing on the development and management of marketplaces and spaces where people shop, dine, work, play, and gather or
(2) entrepreneurship if applying for the Roslyn & Elliot Jaffe Retail Entrepreneur Prize or Schurgin Family Foundation Entrepreneurial Scholarship

Please see additional criteria listed under each specific scholarship below.

Note, ICSC Foundation partners with AwardSpring, a third-party vendor, to administer this application. By clicking “Apply” you will be redirected to the AwardSpring site to begin the formal application process.

Undergraduate Scholarships — United States

All applicants applying to any U.S. undergraduate scholarship must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

ICSC Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship

Eligibility criteria:

Full-time sophomore, junior or senior enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2025
For sophomores and juniors, the award is renewable for an additional year provided renewal criteria are met

Benefits include:

$5,000 toward tuition, fees, books and supplies

Continental Realty Diversity Scholarship

Eligibility criteria:

Open to students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups
Full-time sophomore, junior or senior enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2025
Preference given to those with financial need

Benefits include:

$5,000 toward tuition, fees, books and supplies

The Edison Charitable Foundation Scholarship

Eligibility criteria:

Open to students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups
Full-time sophomore, junior or senior enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2025

Benefits include:

$5,000 toward tuition, fees, books and supplies

Federal Realty Undergraduate Diversity Scholarship

Eligibility criteria:

Students from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply, including, for example, those from racial and ethnic groups, women, veterans, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Full-time sophomore, junior or senior enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2025
For sophomores and juniors, the award is renewable for an additional year provided renewal criteria are met

Benefits include:

$5,000 toward tuition, fees, books and supplies

Kite Realty Group Undergraduate Scholarship, in Memory of Savannah Lee

Eligibility Criteria:

Open to students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, veterans, women, and students from the LGBTQ+ community
Full-time sophomore, junior or senior enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2025
Preference given to those with financial need

Benefits include:

$10,000 toward tuition, fees, books and supplies

PGIM Real Estate Scholarship, in Memory of Bernard Winograd

Eligibility Criteria:

Full-time sophomore, junior or senior enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2025.

Benefits include:

$5,000 toward tuition, fees, books and supplies

Phillips Edison & Company Scholarship

Eligibility criteria:

Open to students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups
Full-time sophomore, junior or senior enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2025

Benefits include:

$5,000 toward tuition, fees, books and supplies

Schurgin Family Foundation Scholarship

Eligibility criteria:

Full-time college student enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2025

Benefits include:

$10,000 toward tuition, fees, books and supplies

Schurgin Family Foundation Entrepreneurial Scholarship

Eligibility criteria:

Full-time college student enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2025
Must have a demonstrated interest in entrepreneurism

Benefits include:

$10,000 toward tuition, fees, books and supplies

Undergraduate & Graduate Scholarships – United States

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident.

Milton Cooper Trailblazer in Real Estate Award
10 Available

Eligibility criteria:

Full-time undergraduate or graduate student enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2025

Benefits include:

$10,000 toward tuition, fees, books and supplies

Roslyn & Elliot Jaffe Retail Entrepreneur Prize
Open to U.S. & Canadian Undergraduate & Graduate Students

Eligibility criteria:

Citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada or international student
Undergraduate (full-time) or graduate student (full-time or part-time) enrolled at an accredited university at the time of applying (open to individuals or a team)
Applicants must be passionate about launching a new retail concept, product, idea or pre-seed stage company (either brick-and-mortar or online)

Benefits include:

$10,000

Additional requirements:

Must submit a business plan presentation for new retail concept, including:
- Video (maximum 4 minutes): Introduction of yourself, your concept/vision and a general pitch, including why your concept is unique
- Executive summary (maximum 3 pages): Provide background on industry, overview of your business concept, target consumer/markets, financial plan and marketing strategy

Undergraduate Scholarships — Canada

Applicant must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident.

ICSC Foundation Canada Undergraduate Scholarship
*2 Available

Eligibility criteria:

Full-time second-, third- or fourth-year student enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2025

Benefits include:

CAD $2,500 or CAD $5,000 toward tuition, fees, books and supplies

* 2 scholarships available

ICSC Foundation Canada Yorkdale Scholarship

Eligibility criteria:

Full-time second-, third- or fourth-year student enrolled at an accredited Canadian university or college in fall 2025

Benefits include:

CAD $5,000 toward tuition, fees, books and supplies
Tour of Yorkdale Shopping Centre with management and leasing members during ICSC@CANADA in October 2025
Separate and apart from the scholarship, Yorkdale Shopping Centre will provide a perk of a personal shopping session with a Yorkdale stylist valued up to CAD $800

The Environics Analytics Scholarship in Memory of Tony Lea – Canada

Eligibility Criteria:

Preference is given to a student from an underrepresented group including but not limited to a racial or ethnic group, women and members of the LBGTQ+ community
Preference is given to those with financial need

Benefits include:

CAD $5,000 toward tuition, fees, books and supplies

Graduate Scholarships – United States

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident.

ICSC Foundation Graduate Scholarship

Eligibility criteria:

Graduate student enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2025

Benefits include:

$5,000 toward tuition, fees, books and supplies

Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr., Graduate Scholarship
*2 Available

Eligibility criteria:

Graduate student enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2025
Preference given to those with financial need and a commitment to their communities and giving back

Benefits include:

$10,000 toward tuition, fees, books and supplies