Gaming Scholarships

The Sportsmanship in eSports Scholarship is available for current high school students who are active in video games and esports such as League of Legends or Teamfight Tactics.

Stephens College is home to the first varsity collegiate all-women’s esports team. The college is also a member of the National Association of Collegiate eSports (NACE), which includes 90 percent of varsity collegiate esports in the country. The six-player team competes in the team-based FPS “Overwatch,” which features diverse and strong female characters.

Harrisburg University’s Esports varsity team is HU Storm. The team won ESPN’s inaugural Collegiate Esports Championship in May 2019—became the first college esports program to award full ride scholarships to its entire 16-player roster in 2018.

UCI is home to an esports arena with 72 custom PCs and computer monitors, headphones and gaming chairs, as well as a studio that broadcasts matches to hundreds of thousands of viewers. UCI Esports has received a $50,000 endowment from Twitch streamer Imane Anys, known as Pokimane online, to fund an annual scholarship for students involved in gaming and esports. The endowment, which will sit for perpetuity in an investment account and accrue 4-5% annually, ensures one qualified student per year ...

The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) is a nonprofit membership association organized by member institutions and is the only governing body of collegiate varsity esports in North America. NACE works on building the structure and providing the tools for students needed to advance at varsity-level in collegiate esports. It now partners with over 170 schools across the US. Skillshot provides turnkey esports services including organization for online and offline tournaments. Together...

KWU’s esports scholarships range between $5,000-$20,000. The KWU esports team has its own room, equipped with state of the art PCs and gaming amenities. The team competes in four games, primarily in League of Legends, Overwatch, Rocket League, and Hearthstone.

Southwestern College, a 4-year private college located in Winfield, Kansas, offers annual renewable grants of up to $5,000 for membership as a “participant” or a “competitor.” Grant recipients are required to maintain a 2.0 GPA. Participants attend all eSports activities. They also assist in managing events, managing streams, doing analytics of players and in-game choices, shoutcasting, plus growing a network of eSports events and the development of the gaming community in the region. Of course,...

This scholarship is available to current and upcoming college students with a grade point average of 2.0 or higher who are pursuing a degree in the fine or commercial arts, design or architecture.

This scholarship is available for currently enrolled U.S. and international undergraduate and graduate students who have an intention to enter the game industry in some capacity. The student must have a grade point average of 3.3 or higher.

U.S. undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in any major with a grade point average of 3.3 or higher are eligible for this award. Students must have the intention to enter the game industry as a developer of interactive entertainment.

The WomenIn Scholarship is available for female college students starting their second year of study in game development or the business of interactive entertainment. To be eligible, students must have a 3.3 GPA or higher and must be pursuing studies within the video game industry.

The Women in Animation (WIA) Animation Scholarship is open to sophomore to senior women (or those identifying as female) who are full time students at an accredited institute of learning and are majoring in animation. Founded in 1995, WIA is the only organization dedicated to advancing women in the field of animation. The Women in Animation (WIA) Animation Scholarship is an annual award committed to furthering up to three deserving animation students who demonstrate artistic talent, a passion f...