ELLISVILLE-State college public relations officials are doing their part to encourage students to continue their interest in the area of communication by offering two scholarships for students attending a Mississippi two-year or four-year college. Two, $1,250 scholarships will be available for one student-each seeking a university or community college education.<\/p>\n
Students applying for the CPRAM (College Public Relations Association of Mississippi) scholarship must be majoring in one of the following fields of study: public relations, communications, journalism, advertising, mass communications, political communications, crisis management, graphic design, or any other communications-oriented majors.\u00a0 The scholarships could be awarded to a full-time student entering or enrolled at one of the state\u2019s two-year colleges or the state\u2019s four-year colleges.<\/p>\n
Scholarship applicants must be in good standing and present three letters of recommendation from individuals connected to his\/her academic institution. This includes college advisors, high school teachers\/officials, home-school teachers, etc. Students may be recommended by an active CPRAM member.<\/p>\n
The applicants must complete in full the scholarship application and have it returned to the scholarship committee no later than Feb. 12, 2021. Applicants also must include a 500-word essay entitled, \u201cWith all the changes being made in the field of Communications, what skills do I have to keep up with these changes?\u201d<\/p>\n
Students receiving the scholarship can be awarded the scholarship for more than one year, but they must re-apply every year. The scholarship committee reserves the right to make its decision based on need, merit and the number of applicants each year.<\/p>\n
CPRAM reserves the right to withdraw this scholarship if a student withdraws from school during the award year, changes his\/her major, fails to maintain a 2.0 GPA or other grave instances of misconduct.<\/p>\n
The committee will announce the winner(s) during its annual conference held in May 2021. The scholarship will then be awarded for the 2021 fall term.<\/p>\n
For more information and to receive an application, contact CPRAM scholarship chairman Steve Diffey at (662) 472-9068 or sdiffey@holmescc.edu<\/a>, or committee member, Teresa McCreery at (601) 477-4032 or teresa.mccreery@jcjc.edu<\/a> \u00a0Applicants can apply online at CPRAM Scholarship Application 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ELLISVILLE-State college public relations officials are doing their part to encourage students to continue their interest in the area of communication by offering two scholarships for students attending a Mississippi two-year or four-year college. Two, $1,250 scholarships will be available for one student-each seeking a university or community college education. Students applying for the CPRAM … <\/p>\n