[game_edu] IGDA Scholarship Applications to E3 have Opened!

[Molly Proffitt]

Calling all Educators and Student Advocates,

Applications to be an IGDA Scholar at E3 have opened. The International
Game Developers Association’s Scholarship Program recently announced it's
winners for scholarships to the Game Developer's Conference; however, we
have opportunities all year round! We’ve opened applications to E3 and are
calling on all educators to let their students know that they should apply.
Students from undergrad to PhD programs interested in going into the games
industry are eligible for this opportunity.

Here is information you can share with them:

-----

The IGDA Scholarship Program is a 14 year old program that kick-starts
careers of the best and brightest students entering the games industry.
This program awards scholarships to select individuals who apply.
Scholarship winners who attend E3 will receive:

· *E3 Pass*: A Conference Pass to E3.
· *Mentorship*: A veteran, industry mentor assigned to the scholarship
recipient based on the field of his or her study. This mentor meets with
them during the conference, helps them network, and maintains a
relationship with the student throughout his or her career.
· *Studio tours*: In 2014 students toured DoubleFine, 3 Rings, DICE LA,
Insomniac Games, and Gree as part of their IGDA Scholarships. Our program
works hard to ensure students receive studio tours at each conference
experience.
· *Booth Tours*: This is usually specific to E3 and Gamescom. As part of
this students get to play games and meet with developers one on one. During
E3 2014, students met one on one with designers from Ubisoft, attended a
Destiny after hours event, met with Disney, and sat down with Oculus after
conference hours.
· *Q&A Sessions*: We invite students to speak to veterans in private
sessions. A few of the ones from the 2014 conference experiences included
Brian Fargo (Fallout, Wasteland, Wasteland 2), Don Daglow (Intellivision,
Utopia, Neverwinter Nights), John Romero (Doom,Ravenwood Fair, Red
Faction), and Jenova Chen (ThatGameCompany, Journey,Flow, Flower).

Applications for E3 2015 are due the 24th of March! Visit:
http://scholars.igda.org/how-to-apply/
to apply.

For general information visit scholars.igda.org! And follow us on Twitter
@IGDA_scholars <https://twitter.com/igda_scholars> for updates.

Thank You,
Molly Proffitt

-- 

*Molly Proffitt*IGDA Scholarships Coordinator


*IGDA Scholarships*Email: molly at igda.org | Website: *http://scholars.igda.org/
<http://scholars.igda.org/>*
Office: +1 615 478 0814 | Twitter: @IGDA_scholars
<https://twitter.com/IGDA_Scholars?original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fscholars.igda.org%2F&profile_id=962134412&tw_i=486992056770785280&tw_p=embeddedtimeline&tw_w=469923464183160832>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://pairlist7.pair.net/pipermail/game_edu/attachments/20150128/edc5ce8b/attachment.html>