IFMA Young Professionals, apply to win an SFP scholarship!
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Eric Teicholz Sustainability Scholarship
Founded through the generosity of IFMA Fellow Eric Teicholz and other sponsors, the Eric Teicholz Sustainability Scholarship provides free tuition for students and young professionals to earn their Sustainability Facility Professional® (SFP) credential.
Sustainability Facility Professional® (SFP)
IFMA’s SFP is an assessment-based certificate program delivering a specialty credential in sustainability. By earning the SFP credential, you will:
- Earn a scholarship that covers the fees for the SFP credential.
- Enjoy recognition and credibility for your expertise in sustainable FM practices
- Influence your organization’s economic, environmental and social bottom lines
- Maximize efficiencies and streamline operations to boost your triple bottom line: people, planet and profit
- Learn to use knowledge-based, data-driven methods to drive decisions and develop valuable solutions.
Eligibility:
- Students and young professionals (both within or outside of IFMA) currently studying or practicing facility management or related fields with a demonstrated interest in sustainability as it relates to the built environment
Selection Process
- A committee of FM professionals will evaluate each application and score according to evaluation guidelines
- Scores will be totaled, and the top applicants will be awarded the SFP scholarship
- Diversity, financial need, potential impact of SFP on applicant/community are part of selection process
- Scholarship award will cover all SFP Credential fees
- Winners will be announced at World Workplace
Scholarship Types:
- Sustainability
- Sustainability + Technology
- Sustainability + Supply Chain + Technology
Applicants interested in sustainability with a one or more of the additional focuses are encouraged to complete the application and submit.
THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS JUNE 2, 2025; AN ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 30-40 SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED.
Eric Teicholz 2025 Scholarship Bulletin
IFMA Foundation and ISC are pleased to announce the availability of the new 2025 BULLETIN. This document explores the scholarship, its awardees and sponsors and also discusses various sustainability initiatives taking place within IFMA and the ISC. This scholarship has made access to the SFP credential available to students worldwide with more than 25 countries represented through its awardees. Please visit the new 2025 Bulletin to learn more about this scholarship and download the new 2025 Eric Teicholz Sustainability Scholarship application here
ERIC TEICHOLZ, IFMA FELLOW
Eric Teicholz is the ex-officio president and founder of Graphic Systems, Inc., a firm specializing in facility management and real estate automation consulting.
- Fellow of the International Facility Management Association
- Ex-officio chair of IFMAs Strategic Advisory Group, Sustainability Task Force and Sustainability Committees
- Board member of IFMA’s ESUS sustainability community
- IFMA Foundation’s Board of Trustees
- IFMA’s Global Board of Directors
- Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment (BICE) for the Federal Facilities Council at the National Academy of Sciences
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts Integrated FM and Advanced Energy Projects Committees
Teicholz graduated with a Master of Architecture degree from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University where he later became an Associate Professor and the Associate Director of the university’s largest R+D facility, the Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis. While at Harvard, he was a Fellow on the IBM Donation and participated in numerous global projects for the Harvard Institute for International Development. He also is the author/editor of 17 books related to FM, CAFM/IWMS and GIS technology. Teicholz was awarded the Navy’s Superior Public Service Award by the Secretary of the Navy under President George W. Bush for his participation on a blue-ribbon FM panel defining the future strategy for naval shore facilities.
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