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SARPA Scholarship

In 1991, the International Right of Way Association entered into an agreement with the State Association of Real Property Agents (SARPA), whereby SARPA granted IRWA funds held as principal in the “SARPA Scholarship Trust,” the interest from which is to be distributed annually by IRWA as administered by the INEC.

This scholarship is awarded to active students majoring in a course of study related to the right of way profession and/or public works administration. Eligible majors include, but are not limited to, law, real estate, civil engineering, property management, and business and public administration.

The amount of the scholarship, which may vary from year to year, shall represent the annual amount of money earned as interest from the initial SARPA Scholarship Trust deposit plus any additional principal contributions to the said trust fund.

Minimum Qualifications:

The INEC will administer the SARPA Scholarship process with the minimum of criteria as follows:

  • Applicants must be enrolled as full-time undergraduates or postgraduates, or a high school student accepted as a full-time student for the next school year.j
  • Applicants must major in a course of study related to the right of way and/or public works administration areas (e.g., real estate, engineering, law, property management, public works administration, business, or public administration, etc.).
  • Applicants must be an IRWA member – or a family member of a current member – of the International Right of Way Association who is in good standing. (The term “family member” shall include spouse, child, stepchild, grandchildren, or great-grandchild.).
  • The applicant shall submit transcripts, course credit information, etc. and shall complete a written essay on their plans and goals in the right-of-way field.
  • The applicant must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
  • The applicant shall make application upon a scholarship application form, which shall be enforced and forwarded by the chapter. The nomination form should be emailed to the INEC Char on or before the first business day in February, verified by the postage date.

Instructions:

  1. Follow the ‘APPLY NOW!” link below.
  2. Fill out the nomination form.
  3. Print the completed nomination form to a PDF.
  4. Sign PDF electronically.
  5. Submit completed and signed PDF document, with chapter leadership endorsement, to: irwainecchair@gmail.com

IMPORTANT NOTE: The deadline to submit an application is February 1, 2023!