Foreclosure.com Scholarship Program

The 2026 scholarship contest

To see the winners of the 2024 scholarship, Click Here.

Deadline: Dec. 15, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET

Requirements: Here are the text requirements

  • Minimum 800 words
  • Maximum 2,000
  • Must have a title for the essay
  • Essay must be in English
  • No AI generated essay submission partial or entirely will be accepted
  • Essay submissions must be sent in as a word document or PDF document
  • Click to View Foreclosure.com Scholarship Program Rules

Awards: Three winners will be selected

  • Top prize $4,000
  • Second and third place will receive $1000 each

2026 essay topic: "The Great Housing Reset (2026)" - How is the real estate market shifting?

Low housing inventory and mortgage rates have buyers getting creative shopping for a home, but many are waiting for the real estate market to transition to a more balanced environment. Describe how you expect to see the market shift in the coming year.

About the scholarship program:

Foreclosure.com has issued $96,000 in scholarship money to 52 college students nationwide since the program was introduced in 2009. Each year, the company challenges future leaders of America to provide creative solutions/ideas to many of the nation's most critical issues, real estate in particular, which can be used to help foster a robust United States housing market.

Foreclosure.com Scholarship Program at a Glance

Foreclosure.com continues to break new ground by offering a nationwide scholarship program. Currently enrolled college students (graduate students, law students and/or high school seniors are NOT eligible) are invited to apply by submitting an essay. Freshman entering Fall 2026 are eligible once they have received a student ID number. Plagiarism is strictly forbidden. Essays that are not the original work of the entrant will be immediately discarded and eliminated from consideration.

Entry Form

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Complete the quick entry form below to get started.

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