The Helfand/Bluhm Career Support Fellowship
Made possible by the David Helfand, PAR ’20 and Leslie Bluhm, PAR ’20 Zell/Lurie Real Estate Fund
Purpose
The David Helfand, PAR ’20 and Leslie Bluhm, PAR ’20 Zell/Lurie Real Estate Fund was created in 2019 from a generous gift by David Helfand and Leslie Bluhm. With this gift the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center created the Helfand/Bluhm Career Support Fellowship Program.
The fellowship program makes career search activities possible for students whose financial need is prohibitive and who do not have personal resources, family resources, or outside resources to meet this financial need. The fellowship program distributes individual grants to students with financial need to help defray the cost of qualified expenses for real estate career search activities including travel, networking, interviews, conferences, and other related concerns. Submission of application does not guarantee receipt of a fellowship. Please review Guidelines and FAQ for additional, important information.
Overview
Eligibility
- Affirmation of financial need that prohibits participation in career-related activities and cannot be met with personal resources, financial resources, or outside resources.
- Current full-time enrollment as a Penn/Wharton student.
- Current membership of a Zell/Lurie-supported club.
- Funding request is limited to real estate recruiting purposes.
Application
- Applications are submitted after travel.
- Applicants must meet eligibility requirements prior to travel and prior to application.
- Applicants must affirm financial need that prohibits participation in career-related activities and cannot be met with personal resources, financial resources, or outside resources.
- Funding cannot be guaranteed prior to travel or application.
- Only applications that meet all requirements will be considered.
Funding
- Submission of application does not guarantee receipt of fellowship.
- Funding is dependent on many factors, including, but not limited to, the competitiveness and purposefulness of the applications submitted.
- Funding is intended for exclusively for students whose financial need prohibits them from participating in career-related activities and who do not have personal resources, family resources, or outside resources to meet this financial need.
- Funding will only be provided for qualified expenses and is subject to restrictions.
Review and Awards
- Applications are reviewed by the Committee on a rolling basis.
- Fellowship recipients receive funding on a post-travel, reimbursement basis.
- Award funding amounts are guided by regional maximums.
- Fellowship recipients will receive instructions for reimbursement in the award letter. Recipients are responsible for reading and following all reimbursement policies.
- Submission of post-travel survey is required.
Application Period
The application period for the 2024-2025 academic year is now open.
Please allow additional review time for applications received in the week before or after a major Center
event. Please allow additional review time in the week before or after University-recognized holidays, or
periods when the University is closed.
Contacts
The Helfand/Bluhm Guidelines and FAQ provide answer to most common questions. If you have a query
that is not answered on the here or on the Guidelines and FAQ page, please contact Claire Harte at
charte@wharton.upenn.edu.
Additional Information And Application Form
Important information and the Helfand/Bluhm Fellowship Application can be found on the
Helfand/Bluhm Guidelines and FAQ.