SolComms Fellowship

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Established in 2026, the SolComms Fellowship will award one BIPOC-identified and/or LGBTQ-identified student annually who is pursuing career in public relations or communications. This fellowship will annually award one student with a $5,000 scholarship and a paid thirteen-week full-time internship with SolComms in New York, NY.

About SolComms:

SolComms is an award-winning integrated communications agency for startups and scale-ups at the intersection of corporate and consumer. Based in New York, NY, the agency launched in 2023 and takes a human-first approach in everything they do, prioritizing empathy, mentorship, and fierce collaboration. Their approach had led them to become the agency of record for cutting-edge companies across healthcare, consumer, and technology verticals, including Atropos Health, Suki, Baked by Melissa, Bogg, Naturepedic, Teal Health, Dutch, and Wisp, among others, while catapulting these companies and their executives into relevancy. Visit https://www.solcomms.co/ or SolComms’ Instagram and LinkedIn for more information.

Scholarship Criteria:

Judges will be looking for applicants who meet the following criteria:

  • A registered undergraduate student at an accredited college or university.
  • A graduating senior.
  • Pursuing a career in public relations or communications.
  • BIPOC-identified and/or LGBTQ-identified.
  • Authorized to work in the United States, have a state-issued ID and second form of identification for hourly work.
  • Ability to work in person in SolComms’ office in New York, NY four days per week (Monday-Thursday).
  • Ability to work 34 hours per week from 9 AM-5:30 PM during fellowship.

Application:

  • The completed online application form.
  • A resume.
  • A personal statement of up to 250 words:
    • How will you use your BIPOC or LGBTQ+ identity to better field today’s PR and Communications industry?

This scholarship is funded by SolComms.

Internship Salary: $17.00/hour

Applications Open: January, 2026

Application Deadline: February 17, 2026

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