Community College Public Relations Organization
2019 Scholarship Guidelines
Who?
The CCPRO Writing Scholarship is an annual scholarship program for community college students offered by the
Community College Public Relations Organization.
What?
The $1,000 CCPRO Writing Scholarship program is designed to encourage students to get published. The
scholarship will be awarded to a full-time California community college student who writes a compelling news
story, pitches the story to their college newspaper or online publication, and gets published. If the applicant’s
college does not have a student publication/newspaper, the applicant can write a press release for their college’s
public information office.
When?
Articles must be published between July 1, 2018 and February 15, 2019.
How?
1. Community college students are asked to write, pitch, and publish an article in their college newspaper or
online publication. If the applicant’s college does not have a student publication/newspaper, the applicant
can write a press release for their college’s public information office.
2. Students must submit the completed application, the published story (with date/source), and the original
submission. Mail all materials by February 22, 2019 to:
CCPRO Writing Scholarship
c/o Paul Bratulin
Director of Marketing & Public Relations
San Bernardino Valley College
701 South Mount Vernon Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 92410
3. The winner(s) will be announced in March 2019. The winner(s) will be invited to the Community College
Public Relations Organization annual conference to receive their award.
For more information, contact Paul Bratulin at (909) 384-8978 or pbratulin@valleycollege.edu
.