The University of Waterloo Games Institute has secured $25,000 of funding per year over two years from the Ontario government to provide scholarships to students pursuing careers in the gaming and esports industries. The successful application was an interdisciplinary collaborative effort between the Games Institute (GI) and the faculties of Arts, Health, Math, Engineering, and Science.
This scholarship funding is part of an Ontario-wide allocation of one million dollars over two years across eighteen institutions. The scholarships are valued at $2,500-$5000 each and will support high-achieving graduate and undergraduate students who can demonstrate financial need and are pursuing careers in the gaming and esports industries.
GI Executive Director Neil Randall comments, “Given the continual growth of the esports phenomenon worldwide, it’s fantastic to see the Ontario government supporting students who want to be part of this emerging profession through these scholarships. UW students are perfect for this initiative, and I’m excited about where the support will lead them.”
Successful applicants will be welcomed to join the University of Waterloo Games Institute as members of the community and research ecosystem to help further and support their work in gaming, esports, and interactive technologies.
The Games Institute acknowledges that we are living and working on the traditional territory of the Attawandaron (also known as Neutral), Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples. The University of Waterloo is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land promised to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River.
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The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.
