Version1 And Cxmmunity Launch Scholarship Programme For HBCU Students

Minnesota based esports organisation Version1 has partnered with Cxmmunity to launch a scholarship scheme for students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, in a bid to open doors for academics to pursue careers in gaming and esports.

The organisation that competes in VALORANT, Rocket League, and the Call of Duty League through Minnesota Rokkr, will be giving four $5,000 scholarships to students, opening avenues into majors such as Sales and Marketing, Operations, Content Creation, IT and Design - in a bid for the respective students to use their knowledge in their chosen fields to fuel an esports career.

Version1 are also allowing the four chosen students to work alongside their established staff and their three esports teams.

As well as the four scholarships, Version1 are also hosting a $5,000 Call of Duty tournament for competing players and teams that are already established in Cxmmunity’s HBCU Esports League.

Brett Diamond, Version1's COO, said: "Cxmmunity is doing incredible work in support of HBCU Esports and empowering underrepresented students, and we are honoured to build these programs together,

"In developing our part of the partnership, we are thinking through the lens of the tangible skills and experience we look for in entry-level job candidates, and focusing on giving students real-world experience to develop those skills as well as mentorship that will help them to stand out in the future"

Since forming in 2019, Version1 has vowed to campaign for diversity in esports, previously founding 'V1SIONARIES', which has provided a safe platform for women to compete in esports and casually game.

Students looking to apply for the scholarships on offer can apply through the Version1 website, starting on Thursday, September 30.