Our Work
Education
Empowering first-generation college students by providing scholarships and supporting university programs to enhance academic success.
Yardi scholarships
We believe that graduating from college is a promising path to a meaningful and financially stable career.
As a result, Yardi provides scholarships to first-generation college students and is committed to supporting university programs that increase students’ academic successes, retention rates, and graduation rates.
29
universities
In the 2026-27 school year, Yardi will partner with 29 universities in the United States and Canada.
470+
Yardi Scholars
There are now more than 470 Yardi Scholars across North America.
22
Alumni
Since the program began in the 2022-23 school year, twenty-two Yardi Scholars have graduated from their respective universities within 4 years.
Our cohorts
In addition to creating partnerships with 29 universities across North America, Yardi has developed Cohort Model at select universities
The original cohort site, Yardi Scholars at UC Berkeley, is an interdisciplinary program focusing on the intersection of technology, democracy, and social justice. The second cohort program, Yardi Scholars for Environmental Justice at UC Santa Barbara, welcomed its first scholars during the 2025–26 academic year.
During the 2025–26 academic year, new Cohort Model programs also launched at Arizona State University, CSU Channel Islands, Georgia State University, and UCLA. Each university welcomed an incoming cohort of approximately 25 first-generation college students intending to major in business and supported by a dedicated Yardi Scholars coordinator.
In the 2026–27 academic year, a new Cohort Model program has launched at Stony Brook University, further expanding Yardi’s commitment to supporting first-generation college students.
UC Berkeley’s Yardi Scholars Program
UC Santa Barbara’s Yardi Scholarship for Environmental Justice
CSU Channel Islands’s Yardi Scholars Program
About the program
Yardi recognizes that a college degree can be life-changing, especially for first-generation scholars, and we are excited to join these colleges and universities and help students achieve their goals.
Jay Shobe
Senior Vice President
