PRSSAwesome Opportunities!

We got news of some great internship/scholarship/work opportunities- we encourage you to apply for anything and everything you can! As always, please e-mail buprssa@gmail.com with any questions. Hope to see you all tomorrow!

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PRSA/BOSTON ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR 8th ANNUAL
SCHOLARSHIP GRANT PROGRAM FOR COMMUNICATIONS STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS

BOSTON, Massachusetts–February 20, 2008–The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Boston chapter is accepting applications for its 2008-2009 Scholarship Grant Program, which provides financial support – on the basis of financial need and academic merit – to worthy college students or researchers in the communications field.

The amount of this year’s grant will be $2,000.

Undergraduate and graduate students attending a college or university in eastern Massachusetts are eligible, as are individuals conducting communications or public relations research. Additionally, the grant can be used by a student working in an unpaid internship at a nonprofit organization.

Grant applications are available now. Applicants can obtain a copy by contacting Boston chapter administrator Beth Bryant at 508/786-3013 or bbwrites@verizon.net.

The deadline for applications is April 15, 2008. The winner will be announced at a chapter meeting during the summer.

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Gain Work Experience With Porter Novelli

Porter Novelli is looking for a few good internationally minded college men and women at Boston College, Boston University, Harvard, MIT, for a 2 month marketing/street team gig with Porter Novelli and Mobivox, a very low cost International VoIP calling service.

They are looking to build a team of 12 interns, 3 from each school, to spread the word and do guerilla marketing on their campuses to get fellow students to sign up and test and try Mobivox. This is great marketing/PR experience for your resume! Prefer Internationally-focused students, sophomores or juniors, marketing or PR majors preferred. And again, those with person connections to other countries best as you will really want to use, and demo, the Mobivox solution.

Requirements would be work, around class time, for the entire months of March and April, likely no more than 20-30 hours total. “Reward” is resume building experience, work with Porter Novelli, and a 1 in 12 chance to win an iPhone – most effective street team member will win.

If interested, or you know someone who is, please contact Melissa Smolensky at Porter Novelli, Melissa.smolensky@porternovelli.com, 512-241-2232

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Gain Non-profit/Museum Work Experience

I have been contacted by the Shirley-Eustis House - a historic house museum in Roxbury, MA. They are having an event on June 5th. They are sponsoring a Colonial Heritage Day celebration for 3rd grade students. They would really like to get some press for this event! This would
entail drafting press releases and doing outreach to local publications and media. This is a great opportunity for someone interested in a Spring Internship. This is something that is very flexible and they are willing to provide a small stipend for your work.

Below is the contact information! Andrea happens to be my roommate's mom and is really nice! Email or call her at her office if you are interested and want more information. Let her know you are from PRSSA too!!

-Alex

Andrea Taaffe
Executive Director
Shirley Eustis House Association
33 Shirley Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
617-442-2275
617-442-2270 (fax)