ESA Founds 45K Scholarship for Women, Minorities
By Shawn on Thursday, March 20th, 2008 at 8:09 PM PST In Gamer Life, Games Industry, Sony
The Entertainment Software Association is encouraging diversity in the videogame industry by establishing a scholarship fund for women and minorities.
The Scholarship fund totals 45,000 USD and will be offered in $3,000 increments to 15 lucky full-time students for the 2008-09 academic year.
“Positions in our industry are high-paying jobs with a remarkable potential to inspire and entertain millions of Americans,” commented Michael Gallagher, president and CEO of the ESA. “We hope these scholarships will encourage students to pursue careers in this growing and lucrative field.”
“We offer this program to help create our industry’s next generation who will boost the industry’s creative capital with new and unique approaches.”
Students have until May 15, to apply for the scholarship. Eligible courses of study are four-year undergraduate programs in graphic design, computer science, animation, programming, digital entertainment and software engineering supporting videogame development.
While SOE also recently established a scholarship for women, minority scholarships are still rare. Qualifying candidates can apply online at the ESA Foundation Scholarship Program website.
via ars technica
