Bethesda Contributes $100,000 to the ESA Scholarship Foundation

Anastasia Staten, executive director of the ESA Foundation, issued the following statement today thanking Bethesda for its $100,000 donation to the Foundation’s Computer and Video Game Scholarship Program.

“Thank you, Bethesda, for this generous gift. Your donation will transform and expand opportunities for women and minority students pursuing their dream of a computer science or video game arts degree, and it will help the ESA Foundation continue its mission of fostering diversity, gender balance, and inclusion in the video game industry and empowering the next generation of video game developers.”

Established in 2007, the ESA Foundation Computer and Video Game Scholarship Program has awarded nearly $1 million in scholarships to more than 300 women and minority students across the US. Beginning in 2018, the ESA Foundation will further support its scholarship recipients through a mentorship program, connecting them with past foundation scholars and video game industry professionals. The learn more about the scholarship program, please visit www.ESAFoundationScholars.org.

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John Breeden II
As a journalist John has covered everything from rural town meetings to the U.S. Congress and even done time as a crime reporter and photographer.|His first venture into writing about the game industry came in the form of a computer column called "On the Chip Side," which grew to have over 1 million circulation and was published in newspapers in several states. From there he did several "ask the computer guy" columns in magazines such as Up Front! in New Mexico and Who Cares? in Washington D.C. When the Internet started to become popular, he began writing guided Web tours for the newly launched Washington Post online section as well as reviews for the weekend section of the paper, something he still does from time to time. His experience in trade publications came as a writer and reviewer for Government Computer News. As the editor of GiN, he demands strict editorial standards from all the writers and reviewers. Breeden feels the industry needs a weekly, reliable trade publication covering the games industry and works tirelessly to accomplish that goal.

One Response

  1. Hello Admin,
    It is very nice that your blog is providing information regarding the program that is really helpful for the community and students.
    We also want to draw your attention towards Federal Employee Education and Assistance Common Scholarship. Full or part-time permanent civilian federal or postal employees can apply.
    Application Deadline: March 21, 2018, at 11:59 pm EDT
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