2012 ULI Women’s Leadership Initiative Fall Meeting Scholarship Application
Five female Associate/YLG/Student members of ULI will be awarded scholarships to attend the
2012 Fall Meeting in Denver from October 16-19 and advance the mission of the ULI Women’s
Leadership Initiative (WLI). The scholarship will include complimentary registration and a $1000 reimbursement of expenses related to hotel, airfare, local transport, and meals.
Applicants are requested to submit the following:
 Completed application form with basic information, ULI engagement, and essay (400 word maximum) addressing the question: “How will involvement in WLI and attendance at the Fall Meeting serve your long-term professional interests?”
 Resume
 Signed letter from employer/school indicating support of application and confirmation that it will not cover applicant’s costs related to the Fall Meeting (see attached form letter; not required if self-employed or unemployed)
The winning candidate will be determined according to the following criteria:
 Level of ULI engagement
 Demonstration of commitment to real estate and land use issues
 Articulation of benefit of WLI involvement and Fall Meeting attendance to applicant’s interests and profession
The winning candidates will notified by September 21. The winning candidates are required to participate in the following activities:
 Attend a product council session with a WLI member designated as their mentor for the
2012 Fall Meeting
 Attend all WLI-branded events during the Fall Meeting
 Attend the Fall Meeting Women’s Reception, which will formally recognize the award winners
 Write short essays (400 word maximum) summarizing key takeaways from the Fall
Meeting, to be posted on the ULI website
Applications should be submitted before 11:59 pm on September 9. Applicants may email one consolidated Word or PDF file (including signed letter of support from employer/school) labeled
“LastName_FirstName” to Jessie.Himmelrich@uli.org
with the subject heading "2012 WLI Fall
Meeting Scholarship.” Please do not mail hard copies to ULI.
Questions may be directed to Jessie Himmelrich at Jessie.Himmelrich@uli.org

2012 ULI Women’s Leadership Initiative Fall Meeting Scholarship
Application Form
Name: XXXXXXX
Company: XXXXXXX
Title/Position: XXXXXXX
Email: XXXXXXX
Phone: XXXXXXX
ULI Member Number: XXXXXXX
ULI Member Since: XXXXXXX
Name and Title of Supervisor: XXXXXXX
Supervisor Email: XXXXXXX
Supervisor Phone: XXXXXXX
Briefly describe your ULI engagement on the local and/or national level.
XXXXXXX
Please address the question (400 word maximum): “How will involvement in WLI and attendance at the Fall Meeting serve your long-term professional interests?”
XXXXXXX
Please remember to include your resume and signed letter of support from your employer/school
(see letter template on the following page).

2012 ULI Women’s Leadership Initiative Fall Meeting Scholarship
Form Letter for Letter of Support from Employer/School (not required if applicant is self-
employed or unemployed)
[Company Letterhead]
ULI WLI Fall Meeting Scholarship Selection Committee
1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW
Suite 500 West
Washington, DC 20007
[Date]
Dear Selection Committee:
[Company or School/Program] is pleased to support [Applicant]’s application for the 2012 Urban
Land Institute Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) Fall Meeting Scholarship. If [Applicant] is chosen as a winning candidate, [Company or School/Program] acknowledges that [Applicant] will attend the Fall Meeting in Denver from October 16-19, 2012, and confirms that [Company or
School/Program] will not pay for, nor reimburse, costs associated with this trip.
Thank you very much for your consideration.
Sincerely,
[Name and Title]
[Company or School/Program]