Ketchum PRISM Fellowship 2026 for Excellence in Public Relations Research, Insights, Strategy, and Measurement  – YOA

Deadline: April 17, 2026

Applications are open for the Ketchum PRISM Fellowship for Excellence in Public Relations Research, Insights, Strategy, and Measurement 2026. The Ketchum PRISM Fellowship for Excellence in Public Relations Research, Insights, Strategy, and Measurement gives a public relations/communications or enterprise faculty graduate pupil with the OPPORTUNITY to achieve sensible expertise in public relations analysis at Ketchum and be taught the that means of “research that matters to the practice.”

The Fellow may even have the chance to achieve true fingers-on expertise in the general public relations trade and have their ensuing analysis paper revealed on the Institute for Public Relations (IPR) web site.

Benefits

The chosen Fellow will full an eight-week, in-person public relations analysis fellowship at Ketchum through the summer time of 2026, incomes $22/hour.

• The Fellow might be required to work at the least three days per week in the workplace at considered one of Ketchum’s places in New York City, Chicago, or Dallas.
• They will work a median of 40 hours per week with Ketchum’s Analytics and Strategy groups, gaining fingers-on expertise with quite a lot of shoppers and challenges. Their tasks will vary from measurement and analytics to strategic positioning analysis, with publicity to all areas of the complete-service PR company and its assets.

At the tip of the fellowship, the Fellow will produce a analysis paper meant for trade practitioners. While not a tutorial paper, it ought to be rigorous and incorporate the newest, best-in-class applied sciences/instruments for producing insights on PR methods.

• Development of a number of nontraditional parts (infographics, video, and so forth.) to current the aforementioned analysis is inspired.
• Upon acceptance for publication by IPR, the Fellow will obtain a $2,500 grant for the analysis paper.
• The Fellow might be acknowledged on the 2026 IPR Annual Awards Gala in New York City on December 3, 2026

Eligibility

• Graduate college students pursuing a Master’s diploma or Ph.D. in public relations, communications, enterprise, or analysis who’ve accomplished at the least one 12 months of study are strongly inspired to apply.
• Post-doctoral candidates are welcome to apply.
• The profitable candidate should display full fluency in written and spoken English.

Application

Required application supplies embody:

• Statement of Interest: Explain why you’re feeling you need to be thought-about for the The Ketchum PRISM Fellowship
• Research Prospectus: In 1000 phrases or much less, clarify the subject of analysis you intend to cowl
• Resume: Include public relations-associated work/analysis expertise and/or different pertinent expertise

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For extra data, go to Ketchum PRISM Fellowship.