Gaming Guild Scholarship

Overview
The goal of the Gaming Activities Scholarship is to provide recipients with meaningful community experiences built around gaming-centered training and events. This scholarship is awarded to those who demonstrate genuine connection to nerd culture-related activities, exemplary social and emotional skills, and standout potential to act as a professional leader in nerd culture-related spaces.

Responsibilities
• Meet once per month in scholarship group community activities
o This could include a trip to the cinema to watch gaming-related movies, playing games together, going out to dinner and so on.
• Attend at least one leadership training of choice (four options per year)
o Options include professionalism, networking, and attending meeting with guest speakers
• Participate in one nerd culture mission outreach per year
o This might include:
o Help gaming-based stores clean etc.
o Present on gaming and faith at an elementary school class
o Lead an afternoon event at Dordt for elementary students to play games
o Support and participate in a Guild Special Olympics’ event
• Maintain strong academic standing (2.8 GPA or higher)
• Read and be ready to discuss chapters from two books (one per semester)

To be considered for this scholarship, the application must be completed and an interview (either on-line or in person) must be scheduled with the Director of Gaming, Dr. Brad Hickey, by contacting him at brad.hickey@dordt.edu or (712) 722-6954.
This is a one-year scholarship. Scholarship recipients may re-apply and be considered for the scholarship each year.