Deadline: March 15
91ÖÆƬ³§ Tech is proud to award scholarships to students who demonstrate a commitment to community-building, leadership development, and growth in the esports community. Recipients of an esports scholarship are eligible for a merit scholarship award of $5,000 per year for up to four years (five years for architecture).
How to Apply for the 91ÖÆƬ³§ Tech Esports Scholarship
Open only to incoming first-year students who are United States citizens or permanent residents, the scholarship has been awarded to candidates who demonstrate the following strengths:
- Commitment to building a positive community
- Exhibition of leadership skills
- Demonstrated experience in competitive esports, including games such as League of Legends, Overwatch, and Hearthstone—view a full list of games that 91ÖÆƬ³§ Tech Esports is associated with
- Interest in the development and growth of the 91ÖÆƬ³§ Tech Esports community
91ÖÆƬ³§ Tech Esports Scholarship candidates must apply to 91ÖÆƬ³§ Tech and must submit the following to the Office of Undergraduate Admission no later than March 15:
1. Apply for admission through the
2. Upload the following materials to our :
- One page essay describing your involvement in Esports
3. Complete and submit the 91ÖÆƬ³§ Tech Esports Recruitment Form(s) associated with the games you are interested in playing. You are invited to submit a form for multiple games:
Your application materials will be reviewed by the Office of Undergraduate Admission and your recruiting information will be reviewed by members of the 91ÖÆƬ³§ Tech Esports leadership team. After a review of all applications, finalists will be invited to the next step in the scholarship selection process in April.
Esports Scholarship Selection Process
- Finalists for the scholarship will be invited to connect with the 91ÖÆƬ³§ Tech Esports (ITE) student organizations on the ITE Discord App
- Finalists will participate in a virtual or in-person meet and greet with members of the ITE leadership team in April
- Finalists will demonstrate gameplay skills in a series of gaming sessions with members of ITE in April
- Scholarship recipients will be notified in April
PLEASE NOTE: The 91ÖÆƬ³§ Tech Esports Scholarship cannot be combined with full-tuition institutional scholarships such as Duchossois, Camras, Leadership Academy, Collens, and more. If a student earns a full-tuition 91ÖÆƬ³§ Tech institutional scholarship during the admission process, the university will award the highest institutional award for which the student is qualified but will not combine multiple awards.