"Each of our players get $6,000 cash scholarships to offset their tuition," says Mark Deppe, director of esports at University of California, Irvine. "And if and when they do well there are additional prize monies that are available to them." The University of California, Irvine, has a ...
170 U.S. colleges with varsity esports programs and approximately $16 million per year in scholarships is being offered[iii]. Tespa, a network of college gamers, notes over 1,350 schools and 40,000 student e-athletes competed in its tournaments for $3.3 million in prizes and scholarships[iv...
Anembedded security challengethat tested the security and trustworthiness of hardware drew 10 student teams as finalists. TheUniversity of South Floridatook first and third places and theUniversity of Central Floridawon second place. A first-timesecurity policy competitioninvited participants ...
The push for foreign students is a deliberate strategy by the Chinese government – through investment in scholarships and facilities – to foster a greater understanding of their culture and language globally, and expand Beijing’s “soft power,” academics say. Meanwhile, governments in the U.S...