Etkin Student Scholars Program
The Etkin Student Scholars Program is designed to immerse its participants into the thriving real estate industry in the San Diego-Tijuana region. The participants will attend ULI tours, panel events, committees, volunteer, and network with ULI members to enhance their scholastic endeavors and learn the benefits of ULI membership.
The application period for the 2024-2025 Etkin Scholars Program is open!
Apply HereThe ULI Etkin Scholars program introduces undergraduate and graduate students to the resources available with a ULI membership. Through this program, ULI San Diego – Tijuana will provide students a welcoming and concrete introduction into ULI knowledge at the local and national levels, with funding support, free ULI student memberships, creative programming, networking, and learning opportunities throughout the academic year of their scholarship.
This program is generously sponsored by Bruce Etkin of Etkin Real Estate Partners.
About the ULI Scholars Program:
- Fosters future leaders in commercial real estate and related fields: planning, urban design, community and economic development, law, construction, historic preservation, architecture, landscape architecture, and more.
- Introduces undergraduate and graduate students to the benefits of the Urban Land Institute (ULI).
- Improves students’ understanding of the professional roles and disciplines that contribute to best practice and innovation in real estate and land use globally.
- Connects students to their local ULI District Council for networking and learning.
Eligibility and Application Process:
- Students must be enrolled in a college or university in Canada, the United States, or Mexico.
- Students ideally (but not necessarily) should be pursuing a career in commercial real estate or related fields, and studying commercial or related fields: finance, architecture, landscape architecture, planning, urban design, etc.
- Students may be in a degree or certificate program and may be enrolled in school full time or part time.
- ULI District Councils will select students to participate for at least a one-year term based on the following:
- Academic standing
- Professor recommendation
- Commitment to the principles of ULI
- Leadership potential
- Commitment to and/or advancement of the Institute’s diversity, equity, and inclusion goals
2023-2024 Etkin Scholars Program Cohort
| Monet Bernard University of California San Diego | Galindo Roman California State University San Marcos | Liam Sylvia San Diego State University |
| Alexander Burd University of San Diego | Morgan Hampel University of San Diego | Brandon Tran University of California San Diego |
| Theo Clausen University of California San Diego | Edgar Perez Ochoa University of California San Diego | Gabriel Valerio University of California Santa Barbara |
| Isaac Cruz University of California San Diego | Julia Savas San Diego State University | Jazmin Vasquez University of California San Diego |
| Phu Dang University of California San Diego | Richard Shieh-Yan University of California San Diego | |
| Jhoven Fernandez University of California San Diego | Daniel Sjoholm University of California San Diego |
2022-2023 Etkin Scholars Program Cohort
| Daisy Aispuro University of California San Diego | Juan Pablo Guerra Universidad Iberoamericana Tijuana | Elinor Oren University of California San Diego |
| Melissa Beltrán Universidad Iberoamericana Tijuana | Alexia Hernandez Universidad Iberoamericana Tijuana | Davina Phears California Polytechnic State University Pomona |
| Monet Bernard University of California San Diego | Andrew Hoy San Diego State University | Julian Ruiz University of California San Diego |
| Elizabeth Criss San Diego State University | Maria Huerta Universidad Iberoamericana Tijuana | Jolie Wright University of San Diego |
| Asal Dastmalchi University of California San Diego | Yenny Lee Universidad Iberoamericana Tijuana | |
| Diana Del Callejo San Diego State University | Jeremy Narvaez San Diego State University |