LIHU‘E — Applications for the 2024 Fujita & Miura Public Relations (FMPR) Scholarship are currently being accepted.
“We encourage all eligible Kaua‘i and Pennsylvania students to apply for the scholarship, which will award one $1,000 scholarship each to a Kaua‘i student and a Pennsylvania student pursuing their bachelor’s or graduate degree in the 2024-2025 school year,” said Joy Miura Koerte, a FMPR partner.
The application may be completed and submitted online at www.fmpr.net/fmpr-scholar. The deadline to submit a completed application for consideration is May 31, 2024.
Since 2009, FMPR lhas awarded two $1,000 scholarships each year — one to a Kaua‘i student and one to a Pennsylvania student who are pursuing their bachelor’s or graduate degree.
FMPR Scholars are exemplary students and community members who
• Are pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees, preferably in communications or public relations
• Are interested in owning or working for a small business and/or home-based business
• Are engaged in entrepreneurial activities
• Have the intention to return to the communities in which they grew up after undergraduate or graduate school to pursue their livelihoods
• Are engaged in community service and wish to advance their communities
• Have proven intellectual and academic achievements
• Show integrity of character and an interest in helping others
• Have the ability to lead and the motivation to use their talents to the fullest
“Over the years, we have cultivated an amazing group of scholars,” said Jenny Fujita, partner with FMPR. “We look forward to having two more join the ranks, this year.”
Established in 2000, FMPR is a full-service communications consulting firm that offers advisement on community relations, communications plans, corporate philantropy, land use and development, and more.
