League of Legends news » UC Irvine Announces Scholarship Program

Today, the University of California, Irvine announced that it will be launching a full-scale esports scholarship program this Fall - a first of its kind for a public research university.  Additionally, with Riot’s support, the school’s administration has approved the construction of a 3,500 square-foot esports arena equipped with 80 high-end gaming PCs open to all UC Irvine students!

Riot has followed the University of California, Irvine’s student-run gaming community as it’s grown from a few members to one of the largest in North America. The students and administration at UCI approached us with the idea of creating a permanent home for gamers on campus and we were eager to help them in any way possible.

We’re excited for the future of UCI’s gaming community and we hope that this will inspire similar programs at colleges and universities across North America. If you’re a school administrator at a college or university in the U.S. and Canada interested in working with Riot Games to incorporate gaming into your student life programs, we’d love to hear from you! Please contact us at collegeprograms@riotgames.com.