PlayStation Architect Mark Cerny 'Nearing the End' of Career, Launching Fellowship Program With Game Awards Creator Geoff Keighley
PlayStation architect Mark Cerny says he's "nearing the end" of his career and wants to pay it forward before he steps away, so he's partnered with The Game Awards creator Geoff Keighley to announce a new fellowship program for game design graduates called the The Nova Games Foundation, with a goal of awarding 20 graduates per year a six-figure grant.
PlayStation architect Mark Cerny is nearing the end of his career and wants to pass on his knowledge before stepping away. Cerny has teamed up with The Game Awards creator Geoff Keighley to launch a fellowship program called The Nova Games Foundation. This program aims to award 20 graduates per year with a six-figure grant. The grants will be no-strings-attached $100,000, with the possibility of earning up to an additional half-million dollars for projects that meet development milestones.
The Nova Games Foundation plans to run for decades, with mentorship offered to recipients in addition to the grants. Hazelight founder Josef Fares has already expressed interest in participating through donation and mentorship. NYU and USC, among 13 universities worldwide, will be part of the program. The first recipients will be from the 2026 and 2027 graduating classes of these universities, with applications opening in December.
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