PRSA Puget Sound Scholarships
The awards will be payable to the recipient’s university for the recipient’s use, and can only be used to fund educational pursuits.
Horace and Susie Revels Cayton Scholarship
2024 Award: $4,000
Overview
This scholarship was established in 1992 in memory of Horace and Susie Revels Cayton. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Caytons were editors of a popular political newspaper, The Seattle Republican. Later in life, after publishing Cayton's Weekly, the couple turned their publishing expertise into a business and were likely Seattle's first Black public relations practitioners. Each year the Chapter seeks to recognize a student from a systemically underrepresented racial/ethnic background attending school in Washington State who demonstrates academic achievement and a desire to practice public relations.
Criteria
- Identify as a student of color – e.g. Black, African American, Asian American, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American, Pacific Islander
- Interest and aptitude in public relations demonstrated by courses taken, extracurricular activity participation and/or internships
- Full-time sophomore or junior in the 2023-2024 academic year pursuing a career in public relations who will be a full-time junior or senior during the 2024-2025 academic year at a Washington State college or university (Washington State students attending college out-of-state also may apply if they graduated from a Washington high school or have a parent who currently lives in Washington State year-round)
- Academic achievement
Applicants must provide a copy of their transcript showing all post-high school courses, grades and cumulative GPA. If selected as the recipient of the scholarship, we will request that you provide an official transcript from your college/university. Scholarship funds will be paid to the appropriate university department and credited to the recipient.
If there is a tie between two applicants, top candidates may be contacted for phone interviews, if needed.
If a student is selected to receive multiple Washington PRSA Chapter scholarship awards in a calendar year, the student may only select to receive a single funding award. Further, if a student has already received a scholarship from the PRSA Puget Sound Chapter, they are not eligible to receive additional funding awards from the Puget Sound Chapter.
Take special care to review your application to assure it is complete and error free. Your application will be reviewed by public relations professionals and will be held to a high professional standard. Incomplete applications will be disqualified.
Application Deadline: June 3, 2024
For more information, contact Curtis Rogers:
PRSA Puget Sound Chapter, scholarships@prsapugetsound.org
Sally Heet Memorial Scholarship
2024 Award: $4,000
Overview
The Sally Heet Memorial Scholarship was established in 1986 in memory of a former member and good friend of Puget Sound PRSA. Sally Heet was a longtime Seattle-area PR practitioner and graduate of the University of Washington School of Communications. At the time of her death, April 16, 1986, she was working in Washington, D.C., as press secretary to U.S. Sen. Dan Evans. Those who knew her referred to her as self-possessed, confident, and professional. She was the victim of a senseless act of violence at her residence in D.C. This annual award is presented to an outstanding public relations student from a college or university in Washington State.
Criteria
- Interest and aptitude in public relations demonstrated by courses taken, activities and/or internships
- Full-time Washington State sophomore or junior in the 2023-2024 academic year, pursuing a career in public relations who will be a full-time junior or senior during the 2024-2025 academic year at a Washington State college or university
- Academic achievement
Applicants must provide a copy of their transcript showing all post-high school courses, grades, and cumulative GPA. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is suggested for application to the PRSA Puget Sound Sally Heet scholarship. If you are selected as the recipient of the scholarship, we will require an official transcript from your college/university. Scholarship funds will be paid to the appropriate university department and credited to the recipient.
If there is a tie between two applicants, top candidates may be contacted for phone interviews if needed.
If a student is selected to receive multiple Washington PRSA Chapter scholarship awards in a calendar year, the student may only select to receive a single funding award. Further, if a student has already received a scholarship from the PRSA Puget Sound Chapter, they are not eligible to receive additional funding awards from the Puget Sound Chapter.
Take special care to review your application to assure it is complete and error free. Your application will be reviewed by public relations professionals and will be held to a high professional standard. Incomplete applications will be disqualified.
Application Deadline: June 3, 2024
For more information, contact Curtis Rogers:
PRSA Puget Sound Chapter, scholarships@prsapugetsound.org