CPRS Nova Scotia Student Award 2024 (sponsored by Iris Communications)
Thank you for your interest in applying for a CPRS Nova Scotia Student Award (sponsored by Iris Communications), available to first year BPR students and post-graduate/advanced PR certificate students in Nova Scotia.
To be eligible, you must be currently enrolled in your first year of a four-year public relations program at Mount Saint Vincent University or the advanced PR certificate program at the Nova Scotia Community College. Both programs are in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. All applications are reviewed by a judging panel of CPRS-NS members.
The 2024 student award includes $500 cash and 4 hours of mentorship (one hour of mentorship each quarter) from the sponsoring agency, Iris Communications.
Application Requirements
You will need to submit a completed application form with the following included:
1) A Completed application form in PDF format
2) A PDF transcript of marks (unofficial) from the first term of your current year of PR or communications study.
3) One reference letter in PDF format from a community or organizational leader in Nova Scotia, which demonstrates your community involvement in volunteer, paid/employment, or extracurricular activities, with a preference for activities relevant to the field(s) of PR/communication.
4) A two-page essay (can be in first person) in PDF format on why you deserve this award. Please include a short biography and consider topics such as:
• The role of professional associations in starting and/or advancing your career
• How you would benefit from mentorship
• Why you have chosen PR/communications as a career or area of study
• Why you are uniquely deserving of this award
• The essay must be formatted in Arial 11-point font with 1” (normal) margins in CP Style.)
5) One example of your original work (for academic or work purposes) from your portfolio in PDF format.
Alyson Greeno – 2018 Pat Brownlow Student Award
All information must be submitted in one email no later than 11:59 p.m. on April 9, 2024.
Please send to cprsnovascotia@gmail.com and use the subject line “CPRS-NS Student Award Application.”
While all applicants will receive confirmation of receipt of their application, only those with fully completed application packages submitted by the deadline will be considered. Feedback will not be offered to candidates who were not selected to receive the award.
The winning applicant will have the opportunity to be profiled on the CPRS-NS website, CPRS-NS social media channels and a locally distributed press release.
The successful applicant will be notified of the results by phone or email. The student award will be presented during the CPRS-NS Annual General Meeting in May.
About Iris Communications
Iris Communications helps clients navigate complex environments by providing integrated communications and engagement solutions. Iris prides itself on delivering results for our clients. We develop and implement creative solutions to help them solve their biggest challenges. We provide a full-range of integrated strategic communications and public affairs counsel and services including: Strategic Communications, Government Relations & Public Affairs, Community & Stakeholder Engagement, Media Relations & Training, Insights, Analysis & Reporting.
About CPRS Nova Scotia
CPRS Nova Scotia is a member society of the Canadian Public Relations Society, a non-profit professional society for the public relations profession in Canada. CPRS NS has served public relations practitioners in the province since 1957 and is one of 13 member societies across Canada. For more information about CPRS Nova Scotia, including our activities and events, visit: www.cprsns.com