Scholarships

• SIOR Chapter Matching Scholarship Program
  
  In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2009, SIOR Foundation matched $71,250 in scholarships to 21 SIOR Chapters who awarded 76 students in 38 undergraduate and graduate real estate related degree programs. 
  
  The Foundation encourages SIOR Chapters to solicit matching funds to augment or implement their own scholarship awards program.

Please visit the Chapter Matching Scholarship Program page to learn more.

• Mildred C. Hanson, SIOR Memorial Scholarship
  Thanks to the generous donations of many SIORs, the Mildred C. (Millie) Hanson, SIOR Memorial Fund, which was established to honor and support women in commercial real estate, will grant a $3,000 scholarship to an outstanding undergraduate female student in an accredited real estate program at a college or university in the United States or Canada. Please click on the link above for an MS Word version of the application.
  2010 Memorial Scholarship Guidelines (Coming Soon)
  2010 Memorial Scholarship Application (Coming Soon)
  
  

• Hispanic College Fund: SIOR Foundation Scholarship Program
  The SIOR Foundation Hispanic Scholarship Program provides need- and merit-based college scholarships to deserving Hispanic students in the commercial real estate industry. Last year the SIORF awarded four $4,000 scholarships.  To learn more about the program please visit the Hispanic College Fund.
  
  2009 Hispanic College Fund Recipients
  
  Grants & Programs
  
  

• Matching Chapter Programs Grant
  
  In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2009, SIOR Foundation has matched $29,646 to 12 SIOR Chapters in support of educational programs, speaker fees and community research projects. The Foundation encourages SIOR Chapters to solicit matching program funds.

University of Northern Iowa's Center for Real Estate Education

The SIOR Foundation provides annual funding to the University of Northern Iowa's Center for Real Estate Education. The Center's aim is to develop a nationally recognized resource for real estate professionals with the analytical and technical skills to compete in the global market.

The University's real estate program is the fastest growing major on campus and its growth is due to the major success of the program and graduate placement. The Center for Real Estate Education will continue to build the real estate program and provide the Iowa real estate industry with high quality graduates.  The SIORF is pleased to support this initiative and the program's mission to be a leading provider of premier real estate professionals.

In 2008-2009, the SIOR Foundation funded $10,000 toward the University of Northern Iowa's Real Estate Education Center. The grant was the thirdof a $50,000 total, which will be awarded over a five-year period to help develop an endowment.


• Municipal Development Report Card

SIOR Foundation and the Utah Chapter of SIOR helped sponsor the Municipal Development Report Card in Salt Lake City, Utah. The project is completed in conjunction with the local NAIOP Chapter and is contracted through the Marriott School of Business Real Estate Department at Brigham Young University. The report analyzes and identifies the cost of fees and permits and time to construct an average sized office and industrial building in the major municipalities in the Salt Lake City market.

The report is presented at the annual Commercial Real Estate Symposium in January. The Symposium is attended by more than 500 individuals from the brokerage, banking, and development professions.

The Foundation matches up to $2,000 each fiscal year for Chapter expenses to conduct a study of government business processes affecting commercial real estate transactions through university partnerships.

 

• Matching SIOR Intern Program

SIOR Foundation grants matching funds up to $500 annually to all SIOR members for students interested in career opportunities in commercial real estate brokerage through internships with SIOR designees.

• Ethics and Professional Standards



SIOR Foundation sponsored the development and launch of the SIOR internet-based educational program, Ethics and Professional Standards. This program fulfills the Society membership requirement to complete training on the SIOR Code of Ethics which holds members to a much higher than industry standard.


Articles & Publications


• Professional Report Articles


SIOR Foundation sponsors authors who contribute articles on timely and valuable topics in Professional Report, the SIOR quarterly magazine. These articles have appeared in recent issues:

Advertising Commercial Rental Space
by Steve Bergsman – Winter 2007

Understanding REITS: Creative Approaches and Winning Combinations
by Stephen Lewis – Fall 2006

Top Notch Property Management
by Steve Bergsman – Fall 2006

Developing a Difficult Property
by Steve Bergsman - Summer 2006

Creativity and Perseverance Make a Winning Combination, Part II
by Stephen Lewis – Summer 2006

Converting Older Single-Tenant Faculties to Multi-Tenant Facilities
by Steve Bergsman – Spring 2006

Creative SIORS Find Solutions Where Others Saw Only Obstacles
by Steve Lewis – Spring 2006


SIOR Foundation sponsored the development and publication of the following textbooks. These textbooks are available through the Society at  SIOR Textbooks and Resources.



• Industrial Real Estate (4th Edition)


One of the most widely read and respected reference books in the industry, this text contains a wealth of valuable information on industrial real estate from real estate's importance to industry and the economy, to broker functions, space growth and demand, site selection, and real estate as an investment. Published in 1984.


• The Office Building Book: from Concept to Investment Reality


The Office Building Book examines every aspect of this unique property type from design and development to market analysis and investment strategies. It contains a wealth of tables, figures, and photographs, plus numerous case studies that illustrate actual properties and transactions. Published by the Counselors of Real Estate, the Appraisal Institute, and the SIOR Educational Foundation in 1993.

Contribution funds continue to make worthwhile educational and research projects such as these possible.
 

Municipal Report Card Guidelines