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
Elizabeth Huber
Bellarmine University
Nsidibe Ekpo
Yale University
Andrew Liao
Northwestern University
Jayden Johnson
University of the Incarnate Word
Ava Boswell
University of Tulsa
Aiden Joyner
Marist University
Sierra McFarland
TN Tech
Bernice Hoang
UT Austin
Evelyn Woodruff
Clark University
Samry Lemma
Howard University
Manfred-Lamont Tabe
USC
Xavier Gonzalez
UC Davis
Dialma Quiroz
Univeristy of Utah
Desiree Bragg
Oregon State University
Koa Chang
Stanford University
Darya Kreymer
DigiPen University
Daphne Jennings
Spelman College
James Snyder
DigiPen University
Ghamdan Ahmed
NC State
Mahi Jain
UT Austin
Maria Koscheev
UT Austin
Allison Knight
DigiPen University
Gabriel Young
University Of Delaware
Angelina Peczon
UC San Diego
Angelina Pao
UC Irvine
Gregory Mitchell
Dartmouth University
Allison Lee
USC
Oluwaseyi Ajibola
San Jose State University
Mikayla Le
Bellarmine University
Cathelina Zhan
USC
Serena Cai
UC Berkeley
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.
