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C.O.D.E. to Help Vets Study Game Development

By pete_gallagher

Activision and the Call of Duty Endowment have announced the launch of a scholarship program designed to assist veterans interested in pursuing degrees in videogame development.

The program is being launched at Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin and Austin Community College of Austin, Texas. Four $2,500 scholarships for full-time students will be awarded at each school, while part-time scholars are also eligible for $1,250 awards.

The scholarships will assist awardees in paying for things like software, transportation, and other educational needs, since the G.I. Bill covers tuition for vets at most U.S. schools.

C.O.D.E. plans to donate $100,000 to fund the scholarships and hopes to keep the program going for at least five years at each school.

Applications are now being accepted at both Madison College (July 30th deadline) and Austin Community College (June 1st deadline).

Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on May 17, 2010 (boomark / email).