Each year our volunteer judges are faced with the incredibly difficult task of reviewing and selecting our program participants to attend GDC in San Francisco.
Every applicant is more than deserving of the award and judging comes down to a trying to build the best cohort for each program.
The recipients not only receive a travel stipend and a complimentary conferences + summit pass courtesy of the Game Developers Conference, but also thanks to the efforts and generosity of our partners, speakers, and scholarship committees, these selected recipients will receive exclusive local studio tours, one-on-one mentorship from industry veterans, and special Q&A sessions with some of the most influential developers in the industry.
For 2020 we are pleased to announce our selected participants below: (make sure to click through for participant bios)
IGDA Scholars
- Nicole Abuid
- Alonso Canales
- Hsiao Wei (Michielle) Chen
- Jivitesh Dhaliwal
- Mara Gagiu
- Kshitij Gajapure
- Julia Gstoettner
- Raushon Henry
- Jordan Kegler
- Bahiyya Khan
- Zaire Lanier
- Nathan Navarro Griffin
- Kate Olguin
- Anam Sajid
- Mandisa Washington
- Dayna Ambrosio
- Michelle Bae
- Nessa Cannon
- Monica Fan
- Brandae Grein
- Mariska Harasymiw
- Anita (YinTing) He
- Cameron Hopkinson
- Siqi Jiang
- Katherine Jones
- Adela Kapuscinska
- Joyce Lin
- Ethan Lupinska
- Shirley McPhaul
- Karen Morrison
- Briana Priddle
- Julia Rässa
- Abigail Sherlock
- Sofia Syjuco
- Adeline Tushabe
- Bisma Zia
- Rosa Carbo-Mascarell
- AnnMarie DeMars
- Zach Deocadiz
- Kirsty Fraser
- Elaine Gusella
- Joseph Hooker
- Jean Leggett
- Hannah Mackintosh
- Yadu Rajiv
- Sol Sánchez
Next Gen Leaders Returning 2019 Cohort
- Sally Blake
- Emily Buck
- Tomás Cofré
- Rosa Dachtler
- Nika Dvoravic
- Ashwath George
- Ashraf Heikal
- Asia Mleczak
- Jasmine Roberts
- Sophie Rossetti
These programs are made possible by the generosity of our sponsors and the Game Developer Conference, the support of our judges, alumni, and volunteers who helped to review our applicants and create the experiences they receive, and the speakers and mentors who commit their time to our programs.
Make sure to follow @IGDAFoundation, @IGDAScholars, #IGDAScholars, #IGDAFVelocity and #IGDANGL on Twitter for live updates as our team and recipients experience GDC 2020!