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Scholarships

The Club offers two scholarships to qualifying students, the Excellence in Creative Education Scholarship and the Barbara Fultz Women in Advertising Scholarship.

Barbara Fultz Women in Advertising Scholarship

The Barbara Fultz Women In Advertising Scholarship, founded in 2014, is jointly presented by Elevation and the Richmond Ad Club to honor the career and contributions of Barbara Fultz, longtime owner of Fultz + Associates and former Advertising Person of the Year who was a pioneer for women in the Richmond advertising community. The $2,500 scholarship is awarded annually to one undergraduate woman who plans a career in advertising, either in creative, account management or production.

Eligibility

The Barbara Fultz Women in Advertising Scholarship is open to women who have declared their major in the Virginia Commonwealth University Robertson School of Media and Culture Advertising Sequence (whether Strategic or Creative), will be a senior for the Fall 2020 semester, and have a grade point average of at least 3.2.
Woman
Undergraduate at VCU
Strategic or Creative Advertising Major
Senior in Fall 2020
GPA of at least 3.2
Applications will open early 2021

🎓 Previous scholarship recipients 🎓

Michelle Mead

2019
Barbara Fultz Women in Advertising

Crystal Douglas

2018
Barbara Fultz Women in Advertising

Excellence in Creative Education Scholarship

The Excellence In Creative Education Scholarship, presented by the Advertising Club of Richmond, recognizes extraordinary creative talent and is awarded annually to an outstanding student at VCU’s Brandcenter. The scholarship aids that student’s development and supports the Brandcenter’s mission of excellence in advertising education.

Requirements

The Excellence In Creative Education Scholarship, presented by the Advertising Club of Richmond, recognizes extraordinary creative talent and is awarded annually to an outstanding student at VCU’s Brandcenter. The scholarship aids that student’s development and supports the Brandcenter’s mission of excellence in advertising education.
Graduate Student at VCU Brandcenter
GPA of at least 3.2
Applications will open early 2021

🎓 Previous scholarship recipients 🎓

Alexandria Reid

2019
Excellence in Creative Education

Belem Medina

2018
Harry Jacobs Scholarship

Katie Kullinan

2016
Harry Jacobs Scholarship
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