PlayVS, the official scholastic high school and college esports league, will award over $600K in schola💖rships to high school students across the country. The league will partner with gaming publishers in an effort to discover new talent, as well as, help students develop esports careers.
As a result of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the COVID-19 pandemic, traditional high school sports and extracurricular activities have been sidelined this year, leaving many students in l🔥imbo when it comes to college scholarships. Through this initiative, PlayVS will provide students with a chance to safely participate in sports remotely an💮d access academic scholarships. PlayVS is committed to building a sustainable, community-driven ecosystem by organizing regional and state leagues and ensuring esports provide scholarship alternatives.
Accordi🍸ng to PlayVS Founder and CEO Delane Parnell, the organization is “taking an important leap forward in accelerating the futures of students who might not otherwise have the opportunities awarded to them towards receiving a higher education.”
PlayVS, which has recently expanded into the collegiate world with Rocket League, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:League of Legends, and Fortnite, hopes to make esports accessible to a greater number of students and support extracurricular initiativ🅰es. The league will offer over $300K in college 𒊎scholarships, including over $100K in scholarships for Fortnite players this fall semester in an effort to create career opportunities on university campuses across the country.
Scholarships will be awarded to annual championship-winning teams and All-State, All-Region and All-American champions. In addition, PlayVS will assist students through its esports leagues to help them develop their team collaboration skills while ful💟filling their academic requirements and taking full advantage of their college learning experience.
For high school esports players, PlayVS currently operate✃s state leagues in partnership with 23 state associations and regional leagues in all 50 states. The Fall 2020 regular season begins October 5, 2020, and the deadline to register is October 1. At the college level, the league includes schools across the country. Top ranking teams from each conference are granted spots in the national league playoffs to compete for our Official National Championships. The league has also partnered with Epic Games to exclusively offer Fortnite scholastic esports leagues.
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