Novitas Communications Advances Public Relations Opportunities for Students with “Novitas Diverse Voices Scholarship”

Scholarship will support career development of students underrepresented in the public relations profession

DENVER (February 16, 2023) – Building on its work with the Public Relations Society of America, Colorado Chapter encouraging diversity in the field of public relations, Novitas Communications today announced the new Novitas Diverse Voices Scholarship. The scholarship will help support the career development of historically underrepresented and marginalized students in pursuing a career in public relations and communications.

Novitas believes in the power of diversity to benefit the work of public relations professionals across the country. By asking students, “What impact do you believe the power of diverse PR voices can have on shaping the public narrative?” Novitas hopes to help passionate students find their footing in public relations.

“This has been in the works for some time, and we’re excited to open the inaugural scholarship up during Black History Month to celebrate the contributions of people of color as well as acknowledge the barriers they have faced and continue to face. This scholarship reflects Novitas’ belief that public relations and the stories we share as an industry will be better served by more voices lending their experience and expertise. We each need to personally step up and create the opportunities we want to see available for the next generation and we’re putting our money where our mouth is,” said Michelle Lyng, CEO of Novitas Communications.

The scholarship is open for applications from now until May 25 on Bold.org, an exclusive scholarship network. Applicants should be high school seniors or undergraduate students, and consider themselves low-income, first generation, BIPOC or LGBTQ+. The application can be found at bold.org/scholarships/novitas-diverse-voices-scholarship, and requires filling out basic information and answering an essay question. The winner will be announced June 25.

Previously, Novitas and its leadership worked with the Public Relations Society of America to create a program to encourage high school students to pursue careers in public relations, especially those not traditionally represented in the industry.  According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the public relations industry is 87.4% white, and 64.3% women.

For additional information about the scholarship or to apply, please visit: bold.org/scholarships/novitas-diverse-voices-scholarship.

About Novitas Communications

A nationally-award winning firm, Novitas develops fully integrated public relations and communications campaigns to raise clients to even greater heights. Novitas executes public relations campaigns across a wide range of industries. From grassroots coalition building and crisis management to corporate communications and public education campaigns, Novitas is skilled at building support and driving media for a wide range of public relations clients when stakes are highest.

Novitas has won several awards and received recognition for many client campaigns including the 2020 PR World Award for Gold Achievement of the Year in Public Affairs, 2020 Platinum Hermes Award for PR Campaign, 2020 Ragan Award for Best Governmental or Public Affairs Media Relations Campaign, 2020 Gold Bulldog Award for Best Public Affairs Campaign and the PR News Agency Elite Top 100 Award.

Entrepreneurs at heart, we bring innovation, excellence, and integrity to each new partnership. To learn more about Novitas, please visit: novitascommunications.com, on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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