Gamers Helping Gamers is an American nonprofit organization that assists aspiring college students who play the collectable card game Magic: The Gathering by awarding tuition scholarships. [1] [2] [3]
Organization history
A small group of dedicated Magic: The Gathering players founded Gamers Helping Gamers in 2012. [4] Aspiring scholarship recipients can apply for the funds by submitting a FAFSA form, a high school transcript, and a series of essay responses. [1] As of 2013, the scholarship awards $5,000 a year for college. [1]
Scholarship recipients
2012: Dylan Fay, Douglas Johnson [4]
2013: Isaac Goldstein [4]
2014: Nathan Calvin, Brandi Mason, Kenneth Siry [4]
2015: Lirek Kulik, Dylan Quinn [4]
2016: Faolan Sugarman-Lash, Jacob Schliesman, Oliver Tiu [4]
2017: August Peterson, Autumn Cook [4]
2018: Carter Newman, Clay Spicklemire [5]
2019: Jacob Maro, Roen Blanke [6]
2020: Makena Waldron, David Phan [6]
As of 2021, the board of directors of Gamers Helping Gamers is Timothy McKenna (President), Eric Berger (Secretary) Jon Finkel (Treasurer), Chris Pikula, Robert Maher, Jr., Matthew Wang, Daniel O'Mahoney-Schwartz, and Jamie Parke. [4]
References
- ^ a b c Spiegel, Brendan (2013-09-05). "Tuition Aid From a Zombie Elf". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ^ Pinchefsky, Carol (2017-11-13). "11 geeky scholarships that can help you pay for college". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ^ "Magic: The Gathering Scholarship- Yes, You Read That Right". PhillyGoes2College.org. 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Meet the 2017 Gamers Helping Gamers Scholarship Winners". Fetchland. 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ "Introducing The 2018 Gamers Helping Gamers Recipients". SCG Articles. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ a b "Meet the Gamers Helping Gamers 2019-2020 Scholarship Recipients | Article by Corbin Hosler". www.coolstuffinc.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.