Karel Scholarship — ComNet23 Atlanta

Celebrating nonprofit staffers and communications-focused academics making a difference in the field of communications for good.

Thanks to generous support from The Rockefeller Foundation, The Frank Karel Scholarship enables The Communications Network to offer complimentary registrations to nonprofit staffers and communications-focused academics who would not otherwise be able to attend ComNet23.

The submission period for Karel Scholarship has now ended. Applicants will hear back during the week of April 24. If you have been a Karel Scholar at a previous ComNet, unfortunately you are not eligible for the 2023 Karel Scholarship. This is open to non-profit staffers and communications-focused academics only (i.e. we’re unable to accept applications from foundations, including community foundations and grant-making organizations.)

SUBMISSIONS HAVE CLOSED

Please note, the scholarship does NOT include travel, lodging, or other incidental expenses. Past Karel Scholars have joined us from organizations:

Learn more about past Karel Scholars below:

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Karel Testimonials_Maria Mejia 2018 Recipient.png

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Thanks to the generous support of
The Rockefeller Foundation

Who was
Frank Karel?

In the mid-1970s, Frank Karel was hired as the new communications lead for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The first ever. And he didn't know where to begin or what to do... So, he picked up the phone and called a colleague with a similar sounding title at The Rockefeller Foundation, who graciously invited him to lunch to discuss the opportunities and challenges ahead.

And with that lunch, The Communications Network was born. Today, The Communications Network counts more than 3,000 members from social sector organizations across the globe.

Frank would later join The Rockefeller Foundation as its communications chief and help the foundation expand its leadership in the philanthropic sector.

In the spirit of honoring this history, The Rockefeller Foundation is the founding sponsor of The Frank Karel Scholarship at The Communications Network’s annual conference.