Scholarships

MDJ PR Scholarships

Ludel Sauvageot Scholarship.
For an outstanding public relations major. Special emphasis given to financial need.
David A. Meeker Endowed Scholarship.
For an outstanding public relations student, based on academic performance, financial need and leadership.
E. Zoe McCathrin Public Relations Scholarship.
For an outstanding public relations major who also is a member of the Public Relations Society of America.
Edward Cliney Award.
For an outstanding public relations major.
William Sledzik Scholarship
Read more from past recipients here.

Members who pay national dues have the opportunity to apply for PRSSA scholarships and grants.

David A. Meeker Scholarship
The applicant must be a full-time student majoring in Public Relations or Communication and currently attending the University of Akron, Kent State University, Malone College, Mount Union, Walsh University or Youngstown State University.
Betsy/Plank PRSSA Scholarship
If you are a public relations junior and senior, consider applying for the Betsy Plank/PRSSA Scholarship, an award that honors three outstanding students.
Robin M. Urbanski Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is designed to honor a student entering his or her junior or senior year at a four-year accredited institution for his/her mentoring of others and his/her commitment to public relations.
Ofield Dukes Multicultural Student Award
If you are a public relations junior of African-American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native American, Alaskan Native or Pacific Islander ancestry, consider applying for the Ofield Dukes Multicultural Student Award. This award recognizes young men and women for outstanding academic achievement.
Neumeier Family Leadership Award
Open to all graduate and undergraduate PRSSA members, the Neumeier Family Leadership Award, recognizes a student who has demonstrated an outstanding record of effective leadership in PRSSA, the campus and/or the community.