The REALTORS® Land Institute’s Land Education Foundation (LEF) seeks to provide financial scholarship grants for assistance in land-based education opportunities, including the pursuit of the elite ALC Designation through RLI’s LANDU Education Program. Every year, at RLI’s National Land Conference, LEF hosts the Cowboy Auction, its biggest annual fundraiser.
A History of The Land Education Foundation (LEF)
The Land Education Foundation was established in 1982, originally chartered as the Farm and Land Foundation, a not-for-profit organization, exclusively for land educational purposes. LEF began with foresight of RLI members Harry Finkleman, ALC, and Robert C. Meeks, ALC. Over the years, the Foundation has supported various land education efforts for land professionals, including the REALTORS® Land Institute’s LANDU Education Program by funding scholarships for its students and providing funds for revisions and updates to its educational courses.
LEF Scholarship Opportunities
Apply For An LEF Scholarship
The Land Education Foundation (LEF) seeks to provide financial scholarship grants for assistance in land-based education opportunities, including the pursuit of the elite Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) Designation. Scholarships of up to $535 are available per person, per year. If you or someone you know might be interested, please download and complete the full scholarship application.
General Education Scholarship
Eligibility
- Any land real estate professional who intends to pursue the Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) Designation.
Consideration for Selection
- Membership in RLI
- Previous scholarships awarded, including any that have expired
- Recommended, not required: A letter of recommendation from a land professional (ALC Designee, broker, banker, appraiser, surveyor, anyone in the land real estate profession)
Limitations
- Only one scholarship per person per calendar year for a maximum award of $535
- A lifetime maximum of two scholarships per RLI member and one scholarship per RLI non-member
Deadline
- All applications must be submitted no later than the 15th of the month prior to the start of a new course.
Apply For An MTP Scholarship
Eligibility
- Any RLI member who has met the criteria to be considered part of the Military Transition Program (MTP) who intends to pursue the Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) Designation.
Consideration for Selection
- Membership in RLI
- Membership in RLI’s Military Transition Program
- Recommended, not required: A letter of recommendation from a land professional (ALC Designee, broker, banker, appraiser, surveyor, anyone in the land real estate profession)
Limitations
- Only one scholarship per person for a maximum award of $535
- MTP Scholarships are awarded separately from LEF’s Education Scholarships
Deadline
- All applications must be submitted no later than the 15th of the month prior to the start of a new course.
Congratulations 2020 LEF Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to the following land real estate professionals who received LEF Scholarships so far in 2020:
- Benjamin Bogardus
- Andrew MacVittie
- Stephanie Gordon
- Jonathan Kennedy
- Altimese Dees
- Dorie Colbert Veal
- Judy Roberts
- Stephen Davis
- Neily Soto
- Daniel Yeboah
- Angeliina Lawson
- Courtney Tschanz
Congratulations 2019 LEF Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to the following land real estate professionals who received LEF Scholarships in 2019:
- Bradley Cook
- Lorie Pastore
- Stephanie Gordon
- Stephen Davis
LEF Board Of Trustees
Minor Taylor, ALC
Fred Hepler, ALC
Ray Brownfield, ALC
John Dean, ALC
Dan Hatfield, ALC
Randy Hertz, ALC
Johnny McAllister, ALC
Flo Sayre, ALC
A. Llyod Thomas
Bob Turner, ALC
Chuck Wingert, ALC
Aubrie Kobernus, MBA, RCE
Thank You LEF 2020 Donors!
| Ray Brownfield, ALC |
| George Clift, ALC |
| Beth Cristina, ALC |
| Dan Crocker, ALC |
| Patricia Davis, ALC |
| Clint Flowers, ALC |
| Gary Giles, ALC |
| Andrea Goodhart |
| Kal Gorton |
| Glenda Hall, ALC |
| Max Hansen |
| George Harvey |
| Jeffrey Hignight, ALC |
| Jacob Holloway |
| Lanford Holloway |
| Geoff Hurdle, ALC |
| Stephen J B Davis |
| Terri Jensen, ALC |
| Wendy Johnson, ALC |
| Tim Kellogg |
| Kevin May |
| Brian Meece, ALC |
| Chris Noonan, ALC |
| Kathleen Owen, ALC |
| Dean Saunders, ALC |
| Flo Sayre, ALC |
| Danny Smith, ALC |
| Sheldon Snyder, ALC |
| Grant Taylor |
| Lar Voss, ALC |
| Chuck Wingert, ALC |
| Tucker Wood |
| RLI Colorado Chapter |
| RLI Illinois Chapter |
| RLI Iowa Chapter |
| RLI Minnesota Chapter |
| RLI Oklahoma Chapter |
| RLI Pacific NW Chapter |
| RLI Tennessee Chapter |
| RLI Texas Chapter |
| RLI Wyoming Chapter |
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