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
2025 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. This scholarship aims to increase access to the profession for students who have faced systemic obstacles in pursuing their education. Applicants must attend school in Washington State and demonstrate a desire to practice public relations.
Criteria
- Interest and aptitude in public relations demonstrated by courses taken, extracurricular activity participation and/or internships
- Full-time sophomore or junior in the 2024-2025 academic year pursuing a career in public relations who will be a full-time junior or senior during the 2025-2026 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
- Can identify systemic barriers they have faced to pursuing their education.
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: May 29, 2025
For more information, contact Curtis Rogers:
PRSA Puget Sound Chapter, scholarships@prsapugetsound.org
Note: Scholarship selection shall be made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law. Conversely, an applicant will not be selected solely based on one or more of the aforementioned protected categories.
Sally Heet Memorial Scholarship
2025 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 2024-2025 academic year, pursuing a career in public relations who will be a full-time junior or senior during the 2025-2026 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: May 29, 2025
For more information, contact Curtis Rogers:
PRSA Puget Sound Chapter, scholarships@prsapugetsound.org
Note: Scholarship selection shall be made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law. Conversely, an applicant will not be selected solely based on one or more of the aforementioned protected categories.