University of Silicon Valley

You’ve mastered worlds most players never finish. Now your persistence, strategy, and systems thinking can earn you up to $15,000 a calendar year at USV.

At the University of Silicon Valley, we believe mastery takes many forms. The Max Achievement Scholarship honors students who have demonstrated exceptional persistence, systems thinking, and creative problem-solving — even in digital worlds. These are the same cognitive skills that fuel innovation, entrepreneurship, and polymathic excellence.

If you’ve earned it in-game, it can count toward your future.

The Max Achievement Scholarship recognizes students who have demonstrated extraordinary mastery, persistence, and systems thinking through the completion of rare and demanding achievements in digital gaming environments. This merit-based scholarship rewards the same qualities that drive academic excellence: disciplined practice, strategic problem-solving, and the pursuit of mastery beyond minimum requirements

Using your benefits at USV is straightforward and supported every step of the way.Total award (up to $15,000/yr) is determined by tier earned plus weighted evaluation of your essay and academic readiness.

For master’s or graduate programs, awards are 50% of the undergraduate tier amounts and can not be stacked with other graduate program scholarships.

Maintain 3.0 GPA and full-time enrollment; renewable for up to 3 trimesters per year.

May be combined with other merit awards; total institutional aid may 1 not exceed cost of attendance. (Does not stack with Esports scholarship)