Since 2012, the ULI Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) has awarded scholarships to women members to participate in the Fall Meeting.  These scholarships are awarded in recognition of a member’s contributions to ULI and demonstrated commitment to real estate and land use issues.  Further selection criteria is a member’s ability to articulate the benefits of WLI involvement and Fall Meeting attendance to advance their professional interests and pursuits as well as their future involvement with ULI. Scholarships will be awarded to applicants who have 5+ years in the real estate or land use industry and have shown leadership roles within their District Council or on a national level.

We are thankful for Prologis and their generous support of this prestigious program for a second year.  Senior women at Prologis created the grassroots group Breakthrough that supports the retention of women and identifies and removes barriers to advancement for Prologis across the globe. Breakthrough’s goals resonate with those of WLI in that Breakthrough strives to create a work environment where women feel connected and empowered, while creating a business culture that offers opportunities for success and recognizes the value of a gender-diverse workforce.

The Fall Meeting Scholarship includes complimentary registration to the ULI 2016 Fall Meeting and a reimbursement of approved out-of-pocket expenses for transportation and lodging, capped at $2,000.  Fall Meeting scholarship winners will be assigned a mentor who is an active WLI member.  The mentor will host the recipient at her Product Council and will make introductions to her networks at all WLI-branded events.   Following the Fall Meeting, each scholarship winner will summarize her perspective on key takeaways from the Fall Meeting to be posted on the ULI website.

How to apply:

• Click here to fill out the scholarship application PDF.
• Applications should be completed in full and returned with the candidate’s resume and a letter of support attached.
• Applicants should email one consolidated word or PDF file (including resume and signed letter of support from employer) labeled “Last Name, First Name – WLI Prologis Scholarship

Deadline:

• Completed applications should be submitted electronically to [email protected] no later than August 5, 2016.
• Questions may be directed to Jessie Himmelrich at [email protected].

About the Women’s Leadership Initiative

The WLI, formed in late 2010 and formally launched during the 2012 ULI Spring Meeting, is an active part of the ULI Leadership Network.  To date, the WLI has increased the visibility of women in the real estate profession through assistance with speaking engagements and publication opportunities, programming for the Spring and Fall meetings, organization of networking events, endorsement of women as candidates for ULI leadership positions, program collaborations with District Councils and member companies, educational studies and materials on women in leadership, and other activities.  The Scholarship Program is an initiative which advances the mission of WLI:  to raise the visibility and number of women leaders in ULI and the real estate industry.  Through the program, WLI furthers its four primary objectives:

• Promote the advancement of women, throughout their careers, as leaders in the real estate industry
• Increase the number of women who serve in leadership positions in the real estate industry and in ULI
• Increase the visibility of women leaders in the real estate industry and in ULI
• Increase the number of women who are active ULI Full Members, and support the development of young women members as leaders in ULI and in their professions