{
  "id": 3019087,
  "title": "What is the scholarship that awards students for playing games? Roehampton’s esports scheme puts gaming on the university balance sheet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/what-is-the-scholarship-that-awards-students-for-playing-games",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T10:44:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/what-is-the-scholarship-that-awards-students-for-playing-games-roehamptons-esports-scheme-puts-gaming-on-the-university-balance-sheet/articleshow/133461733.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Roehampton University’s esports scholarship is challenging traditional ideas about student funding by offering financial support to students who excel in competitive gaming while maintaining academic progress. The initiative comes as concerns over university costs intensify, highlighting a wider issue: many students remain unaware of scholarships and bursaries that could ease financial pressure…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}