A premier four-year program designed to transform high-achieving, first-generation College of Business majors into future global business leaders through professional development and experiential learning opportunities.  The program is built on the pillars of community, integrity, and career readiness. 

Business With Purpose

Yardi Scholars are leaders who will operate with integrity, trust, respect and responsibility. As Yardi Scholars, you will be presented with opportunities to collaborate, innovate, and ideate as a cohort and with members of our broader SBU community to determine the impact you will make on the business world. Yardi Scholar programming will elevate your curricular and

Yardi Scholars experience distinct opportunities throughout their time at Stony Brook University ensuring that they are supported, engaged, and challenged. Key program elements include:

• The Business Success Academy: New student programming and thematic first-year seminars to ensure a seamless transition to university life and engagement with business study.

• A Global Business Experience: A fully coordinated international trip during your sophomore year.  Yardi Scholars will have opportunities to travel to Singapore, Dubai, or Mumbai to visit international corporations and Yardi Systems’ global offices.

• Cultural Immersion and Industry Exposure: Exclusive access to the best of New York City, including trips to museums and performances to financial institutions and corporate offices. 

• Residential Cohort Living: The opportunity to live together with other incoming Scholars.  Yardi Scholars are encouraged to select Wagner Hall in the Eleanor Roosevelt Community. 

• Professional Development and Career Readiness Programming throughout your time at Stony Brook to give you the tools and skills to enter the workforce or graduate school. 

• Leadership Dinners: Speaker events and dinners with top-tier business executives and campus leaders. 

• Personalized Academic Advising and Priority Registration within your class year.

“Take care of our clients, take care of our employees, take care of our communities, stay focused and grow.” - Yardi Motto

Founded in 1984 by Anant Yardi, Yardi has established itself as a global leader in software solutions for the real estate and property management industries. With headquarters in Santa Barbara, California, Yardi has offices and employees across the globe. Thousands of businesses depend on Yardi’s products making Yardi an indispensable partner in the real estate technology space.

The Yardi Foundation reflects Anant Yardi's commitment to community service. Growing up in India, he witnessed his parents' dedication to volunteering and serving others, which became a core value in his life. With an emphasis on education, the Yardi Foundation empowers first-generation college students by providing scholarships and supporting university programs to enhance academic success.