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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 ICSC Foundation Scholarship application period for the 2024 — 2025 academic year will open in January 2024. We will notify our student members when applications are open via our Opportunity Knocks newsletter, and you may check this page for updates. In the meantime, read more about ICSC Foundation Scholarships below.

Benefits for all scholarship recipients include:

  • A tuition grant
  • An all-expense paid trip to ICSC LAS VEGAS for U.S. recipients or a Canadian-based event for Canadian recipients.
  • Pairing with an industry mentor and a spot in the ICSC Foundation’s Mentorship Program
  • A complimentary year-long ICSC student membership

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 Marketplace Industry—made up of retail real estate shopping centers, malls, main street and mixed-use centers—or  a related field, or
    (2)  or entrepreneurship if applying for the Roslyn & Elliot Jaffe Retail Entrepreneur Prize

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.

Eligibility criteria:

  • Full-time sophomore, junior or senior enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2023
  • 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

Apply

Eligibility criteria:  

  • Open to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) undergraduate students, including those who identify as Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander, and/or Native American
  • Full-time sophomore, junior or senior enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2023
  • 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

Apply

Eligibility criteria:  

  • Open to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) undergraduate students, including those who identify as Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander, and/or Native American
  • Full-time sophomore, junior or senior enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2023
  • Preference given to those with financial need

Benefits include: 

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

Apply

Eligibility criteria:  

  • Open to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) undergraduate students, including those who identify as Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander, and/or Native American
  • Full-time sophomore, junior or senior enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2023

Benefits include: 

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

Apply

Eligibility criteria:  

  • Open to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) undergraduate students, including those who identify as Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander, and/or Native American
  • Full-time sophomore, junior or senior enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2023
  • 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  

Apply

  • Open to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) undergraduate students, including those who identify as Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander, and/or Native American, women, veterans and members of the LGBTQ+ community
  • Full-time sophomore, junior or senior enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2023
  • Preference given to those with financial need

Benefits include:

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

Apply

This scholarship is open exclusively to students who have applied to the PGIM Internship in fall 2022.

Benefits include:

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

Apply

Eligibility criteria:

  • Open to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) undergraduate students, including those who identify as Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander, and/or Native American, women, veterans and members of the LGBTQ+ community
  • Full-time sophomore, junior or senior enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2023

Benefits include: 

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

Apply

Eligibility criteria:

  • Female
  • Full-time sophomore, junior or senior student enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2023

Benefits include:

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

Apply

Eligibility criteria: 

  • Full-time college student enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2023

Benefits include: 

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

Apply

Eligibility criteria: 

  • Full-time college student enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2023

Benefits include: 

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

Apply

Undergraduate & Graduate Scholarships – United States

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

Eligibility criteria: 

  • Full-time undergraduate or graduate student enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2023

  • Students from historically diverse backgrounds encouraged to apply, including those from racial/ethnic minority groups (Black/African American, Hispanic/LatinX, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaskan native), women, veterans and members of the LGBTQ+ community
  • Preference given to those with financial need

Benefits include:

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

Apply

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 3 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.

Eligibility criteria:

  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident
  • Full-time second-, third- or fourth-year student enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2023

Benefits include:

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

Apply

Graduate Scholarships – United States

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

Eligibility criteria: 

  • Graduate student enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2023

Benefits include: 

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

Apply

Eligibility criteria: 

  • Open to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) undergraduate students, including those who identify as Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander, and/or Native American
  • Graduate student enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2023

Benefits include: 

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

Apply

Eligibility criteria: 

  • Graduate student enrolled at an accredited university in fall 2023
  • Preference given to those with financial need 

Benefits include: 

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

Apply