Real Estate Grants

According to informed sources, if you want to become a real
estate agent but need a grant to help you succeed, you should
immediately go to www.RealEstateApprentice.com and apply on
line. Applicants have until midnight December 31st, 2005 to
apply according to the Real Estate Apprentice Foundation. The
Foundation awards 20 bi-annual real estate grants totaling
$250,000 to aspiring real estate Rookie Agents seeking to pursue
a real estate career. Real estate education prizes and awards
are sponsored by leading companies and providers in the real
estate industry. According to the Foundation there are no
application fees, no payback, no hidden agendas, and no strings
attached. The Real Estate Apprentice Foundation is a California
nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation seeking to help aspiring
Rookie Agents become profitable real estate professionals.

Yearly Grant Awards

The estimated value of the Twenty Finalist Grants are
approximately $5,000 each and the Two Grand Prize Winner's
Grants are valued at approximately $75,000 each. Grants total
$125,000 every six months - $250,000 annually. Exact selection
and value of product & services awarded depends on the products
and services offered by sponsors. Some of the largest awards
include real estate education and training by RealtyU Real
Estate Schools; real estate mentoring by iSucceed.com; real
estate marketing and corporate identity by Hobbs Herder
Advertising and Marketing; MLS and other real estate transaction
management software by First American Residential Group; top of
the line real estate books by Thomson Publishing; real estate
coaching by Success Strategies Institute; real estate
calculators and Laser Dimension Masters from Calculated
Industries; Real Estate Simulator testing to determine the
applicants suitability for a career in real estate; membership
to The Real Estate Cyberspace Society; and subscriptions to the
print magazines Broker Agent News and Real Estate Magazine, a
RISMedia publication.

Real Estate Grant Winners Season I

The names and a brief biography of all Season I winners can be
view on the Real Estate Apprentice Grant website. To view the
The Real Estate Apprentice Story go to the website and Watch
The Real Estate Apprentice Story, staring Kendra Shearer,
Season I Grand Prize Winner. The lively sound track is courtesy
of The Walt Disney Company. Recent Real Estate Apprentice News
and all recent press releases are also available online.

Apprentice Vision

The program is designed to spotlight the importance of real
estate apprenticeships for the public good, the enhancement and
betterment of the U.S. residential real estate brokerage
industry and to raise the standards and levels of
professionalism for real estate agents in general. Finalists are
selected through questions and interviews and are judged by a
panel of industry leaders, authors, business professionals and
top producers.

Apprentice Mission

The Real Estate Apprentice Grant Program's mission is to assist
new licensed agents entering the Real Estate Industry, to
overcome their fears and obstacles and to facilitate the
creation of top producing sales people by providing quality
guidance, products and services to expedite a successful fast
track to profitability.

Application Process

To
apply right now for the Real Estate Apprentice Grant
applicants will be asked to answer three short questions, which
will assist The Foundation in evaluation of the applicants.
Applicants are judged on the basis of: Salesmanship and
communication skills, entrepreneurial spirit, integrity,
creativity and uniqueness. Semi-Finalists will be asked to
respond to additional questions.

Eligibility

Participation is open to US/Canadian citizens or legal
residents who are taking or have taken a real estate licensing
course or who became licensed as a new agent between April 2nd,
and December 31st, 2005. Applicant must at the time of award
have passed the state/province real estate licensing examination
and be a licensed agent in good standing. Proof of eligibility
must be provided upon request. The Grant does not discriminate
and is fair and impartial regardless of race, color, national
origin, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status,
political affiliation and sexual orientation.