The generous folks at Penny Arcade have just announced that their scholarship is now open and accepting applications for the 2009-2010 academic year.
The Penny Arcade Scholarship was established in 2007 to give a $10,000 reward to an applicant that desires to make a positive impact in the videogames industry. To apply, you'll need to submit a two-page essay describing how you intend to benefit the games industry. Submissions have to be in by June 15th, so you need to get on it!
You'll have to be attending a U.S. college already, though. That means that high school seniors will have to wait a bit. Of course, you'll have to intend to enter the games industry at some point, too.
Check out past recipients, get the full details, and download an application at the official webpage for the Penny Arcade Scholarship.
Dale North is Destructoid's Editor-In-Chief, a founding editor, and specialist in Japanese gaming. An accomplished musician, Dale was reporting from Japan during the earthquakes of 2011. Luckily, he got the fuck out alive and is home in America now with his wife and beloved corgi, Einstein. Dale is also a co-founder of Destructoid's sister anime site
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3:20 PM on 05.06.2009
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Did I mention I hate writing reports? :P
One facet of college life I'll have to get over at some point assuming I don't decide to just graduate with an asssociates degree and intern at local design studios or go indie (the latter is unlikely seeing as my math/code capabilities are pretty much limited at basic scripting).
Gotta love the Penny Arcade guys...
Flowers for Jack...
Childs Play...
PAX...
There has to be more...
Too bad I can't stand their Podcast...