ESA Foundation Scholarships
The ESA Foundation scholarship program works to create opportunities for students and young professionals who are interested in having a voice in the video games industry.
APPLICATIONS FOR 27-28 WILL BE AVAILABLE MARCH 1, 2027.
Computer and Video Games Arts and Sciences Scholarships
For undergraduate students pursuing careers as video game creators
Esports Scholarship
For students who play or manage esports on a collegiate team and are pursuing a four-year, academic degree
Meet the 2026-27 ESA Foundation Scholars
Sierra McFarland
TN Tech
Allison Knight
DigiPen University
Desiree Bragg
Oregon State University
Gregory Mitchell
Dartmouth University
Koa Chang
Stanford University
Maria Koscheev
UT Austin
Manfred-Lamont Tabe
USC
Ava Boswell
University of Tulsa
Jayden Johnson
University of the Incarnate Word
Bernice Hoang
UT Austin
Aiden Joyner
Marist University
Cathelina Zhan
USC
Elizabeth Huber
Bellarmine University
Angelina Pao
UC Irvine
James Snyder
DigiPen University
Serena Cai
UC Berkeley
Daphne Jennings
Spelman College
Andrew Liao
Northwestern University
Gabriel Young
University Of Delaware
Mahi Jain
UT Austin
Mikayla Le
Bellarmine University
Angelina Peczon
UC San Diego
Xavier Gonzalez
UC Davis
Ghamdan Ahmed
NC State
Nsidibe Ekpo
Yale University
Dialma Quiroz
Univeristy of Utah
Darya Kreymer
DigiPen University
Oluwaseyi Ajibola
San Jose State University
Allison Lee
USC
Evelyn Woodruff
Clark University
Samry Lemma
Howard University
Since 2007, the program has awarded more than 500 scholarships to power the dreams of underrepresented students earning a computer science or video game arts and sciences-related degree.
- Scholar Spotlight:
Her Brother’s Keeper
Growing up, Tré Lannon led a relatively rootless existence, living with his family in towns across the country. So video games became a refuge for the computer programming major at USC.
