College student Kyla Gorman has been awarded $10,000 by the Penny Arcade Scholarship Program, the site said Monday.
Established in 2006, the Penny Arcade Scholarship is an academic grant that recognizes one student with the potential to positively affect the games industry. Gorman intends to use her money to pursue a degree in game design from The University of Southern California.
“I’ll be forever thankful for the opportunity the PA Scholarship has given me to attend USC, one of the world’s best game design curriculums,” Gorman said in a press release. Already, she's being productive: Gorman and some friends have already cooked up a board game called Spacewolves.
Penny Arcade is a videogame-themed comic strip produced by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. The duo have leveraged the success of their strip and popular merchandise into a minor empire, including an annual videogame convention. The Penny Arcade Scholarship isn't their first foray into giving back: Their Child's Play foundation has collected over $3.5 million in donations of toys and games for children's hospitals.
Eligibility requirements for the 2010 scholarship can be found at the Penny Arcade website. Applications will be available in the spring.
Image courtesy Penny Arcade
See Also:
