The 2025 Supporting Women of Real Estate Grant is now closed!
The Supporting Women of Real Estate Grant provided local and state REALTOR® associations with the opportunity to receive funding to provide new and innovative programs focused on advancing women in the real estate industry. The goal of this program is to inspire women professionals to take on greater leadership roles in both business and organized real estate.
Congratulations 2025 Winners
A total of five grants were awarded in $2,000 increments to REALTOR® associations that met the criteria as outlined in the application.
Be Unstoppable: The Future is Female & She is Leading the Way
Arizona Association of REALTORS®
Real Estate Rock Stars: Women Igniting Success and Leading the Way!
Dayton REALTORS®
Own Your Voice: Public Speaking & Leadership Presence for Women in Real Estate
Prince William Association of REALTORS®
Ladies Leaving Legacies
Southwest Riverside County Association of REALTORS®
Real Estate Women’s Conference 2025 - Breaking Barriers, Empowering Women
Encourage your REALTOR® association to apply, and offer an opportunity to collaborate on a program. It’s a tangible program that showcases Women’s Council and Realtor® Association collaboration.
Awards vary by year; we will announce 2026 Grant Submission and Award details in early 2026.
For more information regarding this grant, please contact Olivia Peterson, Senior Education Director at opeterson@wcr.org.
Criteria for Supporting Women of Real Estate Grant
Proposal must include:
A program that educates the general membership on advancing women in real estate and includes training to build strong women business leaders. Such as, programs that highlight successful women in the industry and how they got to where they are today, training to build strong women business leaders, etc.
Programs will be 100% organized and driven by the local or state REALTOR® association. Optional: Collaboration with another local or state Women’s Council of REALTORS® network(s), with the local REALTOR® association, or with a related real estate organization is encouraged but not required.
A program must incorporate a professional networking activity that facilitates relationship building and encourages audience participation (activity example, speed networking; activity not accepted, networking reception).
A clear articulation of the program concept and how it advances women, including measurable goals that indicate success (ie, detailed agenda/timeline/networking activities, budget, projected number of attendees, and your tentative speaker(s) names/bios are required).
Program must be 4 hours in length and can be either virtual or live.
Events that will not be considered include fundraising events, awards programs, fashion shows, education classes, or other programs that clearly dilute the intended purpose.
While programs are to focus on supporting women in real estate, events are inclusive to men and all supporters of women in real estate.
Special consideration will be given to applicants demonstrating diversity, equity, and inclusion in their program.
