Communication Scholarships and Awards

Miya D. Brophy-Baermann Scholarship Fund

The Miya D. Brophy-Baermann Scholarship Fund honors the life of Michelle and Bryan Brophy-Baermann's 24-year old daughter, Miya. Through this fund, scholarships will forever be awarded in Miya’s name to students pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in the field of communicative disorders (speech-language pathology and audiology).

If you're interested in the Miya D. Brophy-Baermann Scholarship, please email the Rhode Island College Foundation at foundation@ric.edu.

Michael A. Valerio ’80 Memorial Scholarship

This yearly scholarship was established in 2011 by the Valerio family because of their and Mike’s belief in the importance of higher education and their wish to give other Rhode Island College students financial support to follow their dreams in communication, especially media communication.

Qualifications

1. recipient must be a full-time undergraduate student in good academic standing
2. recipient must demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Office of Student Financial Aid
3. recipient must be a communication major who has successfully completed 12 RIC communication credits prior to receiving the award
4. preference will be given to a student with a concentration in media communication

If you're interested in the Michael A. Valerio Scholarship, email Brian Knoth at bknoth@ric.edu, Chair of the Communication Department.

Talent Awards

These awards are a tuition-based, financial scholarship that recognizes and supports new and emerging communication and media talent. Full-time Communication majors, who are in good standing, are eligible. A committee of faculty members will evaluate eligible students and determine the distribution of Talent Award funds. Usually, this scholarship is awarded each spring semester for the following academic year.