About the scholarship
In 2007 the ESA Foundation established a scholarship program to assist women and minority students who are pursuing degrees leading to careers in Computer & Video Game Arts. In 2009 we extended this opportunity to graduating high school seniors and doubled the amount of awards granted from 15 to 30.
The scholarships are offered for full-time undergraduate study at accredited four-year colleges and universities in the USA. Up to 30 scholarships of $3,000 each will be awarded annually, 15 to graduating high school seniors and 15 to current college students.
What is the Program timeline?
- Application Opens: February 1, 2017
- Application Deadline: April 27, 2017
- Scholarship Recipients Notified: June, 2017
- Scholarship Checks Issued: August, 2017
What are the selection criteria?
An independent selection committee will evaluate the applications and select the recipients considering:
- Academic performance
- Academic honors
- Career plans and goals
- Extracurricular activities and leadership
- Prior work experience
- Special circumstances (i.e., military service)
What are the details of the award?
- Up to 30 scholarships in the amount of $3,000 will be awarded and are not renewable.
- Students may reapply each year as long as they continue to meet the eligibility criteria.
- The scholarships will be applied to tuition, fees, books, supplies and equipment required for course load at accredited, nonprofit two- or four-year colleges/universities in the United States.
- Students may transfer from one institution to another and retain the award.
Applicants must be:
- Women or minority students,
- Pursuing degrees leading to careers in computer and video game arts (high school seniors must already be accepted into a program),
- Enrolling or enrolled in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited four-year college or university in the United States,
- Maintaining a grade point average of 2.75 or above on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent), and
- US citizens.
To apply online, please visit aplication website which can be found in the "Further official information" link below this announcement. Applications for the 2017-18 program will be accepted February 1 - April 27, 2017.
The ESA Foundation Computer and Video Game Scholarship Program is administered by International Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc. (ISTS).
For more information click "Further official information" below.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
http://esafoundation.org/scholarship.asp