Schools and Paid Learning

This is possibly the best and most balanced summary of game schools in the whole entire internet.

Game School Reading and Discussion

• Game Industry page on the Polycount Wiki, with many many links to discussions of game schools, advice for students, etc.
• “Education in the Game Industry” Polycount sticky
• “Don’t Go to Art School” (and the 10k Ultimate Art Education)
• SPS “schools” tag

Tutorials, Classes and Mentorships (that require money)

• 3DMotive
• AnimationMentor
• CGWorkshops
• Digital Tutors
• Eat3D
• Gnomon
• smArtist Mentorships

Scholarships

• General
  • S.O.E. G.I.R.L. scholarship ($10,000 and option for internship)
  • Penny Arcade scholarship ($10,000)
  • Washington Interactive Network’s Interactive Media scholarship
  • ESA Foundation scholarships ($3,000)
  • Big Fish scholarship ($2,500)
• School-Specific
  • Digipen scholarships
  • Vancouver Film School Women in Games scholarship
  • Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Randy Pausch Scholarship and Mark Beaumont Scholarship
• Non-Scholastic
  • IGDA Scholars (trips to GDC, E3, GDCEurope, Casual Connect, CEDEC and Tokyo Gameshow)