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
External links
Gamers Helping Gamers - How to apply