The International Game Developers Association (IGDA), an independent, non-profit association established by game developers for the betterment of the industry, opens the 4th annual Student Scholarship Program today. Twenty-five college students will be awarded complimentary full access passes to the Game Developers Conference (GDC) March 22-26, 2004, opening the doors to coveted conference seminars and panel discussions, show floor exhibits and potential job opportunities. The IGDA's Education Committee and board members will judge scholarship applications.
"The Student Scholarship brings the brightest undergraduate students looking to break into the industry together with the best of the best video game professionals at the Game Developers Conference," states Warren Spector, studio director of Ion Storm and chair of the IGDA Education Committee. "One of the biggest challenges faced by college students interested in a career in gaming is simply getting out in front of the development community. The Student Scholarship solves that issue."