The Fleishman-Hillard International Communications, a leading global strategic communications firm, is launching a new fellowship program to recruit highly qualified minority college seniors and graduate students for a high-level career entry program. The Alfred Fleishman Diversity Fellowships, named for one of the company’s founders, will offer senior mentoring, professional development and employment opportunities.

The six- to 12-month paid fellowships may take place at any of the Fleishman-Hillard offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, New York, St. Louis, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.  Fellows will rotate among account teams, gaining practical experience in the field of integrated communications from some of the industry’s best counselors.

“These are not typical internships,” said Dave Senay, Fleishman-Hillard president and CEO. “Fleishman fellows will be mentored closely by senior vice presidents or higher and exposed to every aspect of agency life. Our intent is to groom the fellows to be agency-ready upon completion of the program.” Read more.

If you’re interested in this fellowships, check with your college career office as they will be working with college recruiters to find the best talent. Good luck!

The Institute for Public Relations awards an annual Grunig PRIME Fellowship to a graduate student interested in a career in applied public relations research. The Fellow works at PRIME Research’s Ann Arbor, MI, offices for six weeks in the summer after the first year of graduate school to learn more about public relations research including data collection, data analysis, interpretation of research results and consultation. The Fellow is awarded a $5,000 stipend along with free lodging walking distance to the office.

Amanda Stageman, a Masters student studying communications at Marquette University, won the 2010 fellowship and authored a paper on how colleges and universities are using social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, to engage and recruit prospective students.

The Institute for Public Relations is an independent non-profit foundation supporting public relations research and mainstreaming this knowledge into practice.