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Randy Pauch Scholarship Funds, USA: Art, animation, programming, engineering, game direction, game design, sound design, and music composition.

The Randy Pausch Scholarship Fund has been established to support students who are pursuing careers specializing in the development of interactive entertainment. Possible career paths include (but are not limited to) art, animation, programming, engineering, game direction, game design, sound design, and music composition.
1. Must be a full-time student attending an accredited college or university in the United States during the 2011- 2012 academic school year2. Must have the intention to enter the game industry as a developer of interactive entertainment.
3. Major: Any field.
4. GPA: 3.3 minimum on a 4.0 scale.
5. Each award is for one year. Winners may not re-apply for subsequent Randy Pausch Scholarships.

Scholarship Application Deadline:30 June,2011

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Global Scholars Program in Graphic Communications, France

The many disciplines of Graphic Communications, including multimedia and game design, are global industries with both cultural and global markets to satisfy. This program will enhance the development and understanding of the animation/gaming process allowing students to experience first-hand the process professional animator’s use. Students will develop storyboards for animation and sequencing of activities, create traditional drawings to scan into computer programs and finish development of an interactive game or multimedia CD. Students will also take classes at Parsons Paris School of Art and Design and visit master works of art in a variety of museums.
Students will stay in an apartment like setting which will give them the opportunity to shop and eat from local markets and bistros. Students will participate in tours and cultural events in Paris and the surrounding area to gain knowledge of the people and culture of France.
Who is eligible to apply?
To be eligible to apply to this program you must:
• Be declared in the Graphic Communications or IT-Web Developer/Administrator program with all first semester program courses completed by May 10, 2011*
OR
Be declared in Computer Animation, Digital Photography, Game Programming or Multimedia Advanced Technical Certificate with one of the following completed by May 10, 2011: Traditional Animation, and History (206-101), Digital Photography (204-107), Game Programming I (152-157) or Multimedia Graphics/Animation (204-147)*
• Have a program GPA of 3.0 or better
• Be in compliance with department and college policies

Scholarship Application Deadline:5 April 2011

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