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To anyone who has ever wanted to go to college for the sake of gaming, listen up since this may be your chance to do just that.

During this year's Penny Arcade Expo (PAX), the creators of the widely-popular online comic Penny Arcade, Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, have announced that they are offering a $10,000 college scholarship which will be awarded at PAX 2007.

The said scholarship will be awarded to a student who plans to attend an accredited college or university with the intention of entering the game industry later on.

To qualify for the scholarship, the aspirant must apply for it by submitting a two-page essay on how he or she will fit in the game industry as well as two letters of recommendation. Applicants must also have a GPA of 3.3 or higher and all applications must be in by February 1, 2007. All applications will then be examined and considered during the period between February and August. The winner will be selected based on service, leadership, character as well as financial need.

Full guidelines regarding the scholarship are in the full version of this article, so be sure to check that out since this may be the chance that you have been waiting for. With that said and done, we bid "Good luck!" to all applicants! Make PA proud and give back to the gaming community!

And by the way... Gabe and Tycho, you're our heroes!


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