Chicago Initiatives

The CREDA Chicago Foundation (501c3) was created to expand our charitable work. The focus of the Foundation is to further the work of our University Scholarship, support diversity, equity and inclusivity initiatives, as well as advocate for policies that benefit the industry. This work cannot be done without your support, so please consider joining in and supporting the CREDA Chicago Foundation!

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The CREDA Chicago University Initiative was created to provide students unique opportunities to engage with commercial real estate professionals in the Chicago region.  An integral piece of the Initiative is our University Scholarship Program.

The CREDA Chicago University Scholarship Program provides tuition assistance each year to university students, as well as other professional benefits including CREDA membership and mentoring opportunities, to qualifying students interested in real estate who are enrolled in local universities.

The Scholarship offers access to, and interaction with, real estate professionals not only in the Chicago area, but also nationwide through national and local meetings.

Qualifying applicants must be an undergraduate (fulltime) or graduate student (must be enrolled in a minimum of 4 classes within a year from application date) maintaining a minimum 3.0 GPA.  The application process includes a personal interview with the Selection Committee comprised of CREDA Chicago University Scholarship Jury.  Applications are accepted in the Spring of each year.