Departmental scholarships are awarded in spring for the next academic year. Information on application procedures and eligibility is available in the department office. Applicants must be journalism and technical communication majors with an emphasis in public relations who demonstrate academic achievement, community involvement and the desire to pursue a career in a public relations agency. Finalists are required to participate in an interview with Bob Schenkein. Coloradoan Diversity Scholarship Awarded to a junior or senior news-editorial journalism student who has completed beginning newswriting and editing classes.
Preference is given to students planning careers in news-editorial journalism.
This scholarship honors the memory of the late publisher of the Fort Collins Coloradoan. It was established by friends, former colleagues and students to honor the late associate editor of the Chicago Sun-Times and former teacher in the department. Bob Peck Memorial Scholarship Friends, former colleagues, family, and National Football League teams established this scholarship to honor the late publicist for the Denver Broncos. Charles J. Perk Memorial Scholarship Awarded to a sophomore or junior student majoring in Journalism and Technical Communication and a member of the Rocky Mountain Collegian staff. Journalism Faculty Scholarship Awarded to a journalism major who has completed the basic introductory courses in journalism and has a minimum GPA of 3.0.