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SCHOLARSHIP & PRIZING OVERVIEW FAQ
CONTENT CREATOR CONTESTS
There are three content creator contests open to everyone with $25,000 available in prizing: T-shirt design contest, creator contest, and the next shoutcaster contest. Find details here.
TOURNAMENT PRIZING
There is $50,000 in prizing to be distriuted to users competing in Intel Inspires Tournaments. Tournament infomation will be released in July.
HONORARY SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION
There is $100,000 available in prizing. The Honorary Scholarships are $5,000 and eligible participants are judged by a panel of independent judges and awarded to 20 students. Players must be invited to the final Invitational event to qualify. Qualify by participating and competing in Intel Inspires tournaments.
- All players must submit:
- Transcripts for review
- 1-3 minute video telling their gaming story and future goals related or unrelated to gaming
- Tell the story of the individual and their future goals to determine if their character is deserving of the support.
- Panel of impartial judges reviews the videos and vote on the recipients
- In some cases, the scholarship will be given in the honorary name of an organization. In this case, they would select the final recipient after the judges have narrowed down the potential recipients.
Scholarship funding will be verified and distributed by Scholarship America
RULES & ELIGIBILITY FAQ
Eligibility
- 13 + Years old
- Must live in the US or Canada
- Players under the age of 18 must have a parent's or legal guardian's permission to participate
Anyone can participate, but all awards are scholarship so high school junior, high school senior, and freshman college students will be invited to final Invitational.
Overview Rocket League
Rocket League players will play in up to three qualifiers for a chance to be invited to the final Intel Inspires event. The top ~100 players from across all the qualifiers will advance to the final combine event. The final event will consist of players, coaches, scouts and other industry professionals looking to find their next line of talent. Click here for full details.
Overview Fortnite
Fortnite players will play in up to three qualifiers for a chance to be invited to the final Intel Inspires event. The top 100 players from across all the qualifiers will advance to the final combine event. The final event will consist of players, coaches, scouts and other industry professionals looking to find their next line of talent. Click here for full details.
Overview League of Legends
There are no competitive events for League of Legends players, however, there will be a recruitment networking event to connect coaches and players for 1 on 1 meetings. To participate, players must link their League of Legends players will link their account during the registration process. Participants will be invited based on in-game statistics, region, and the best match for interested recruiters. Register now and link your account!
Overview Streamer Showdown
To participate in the Streamer Showdown, participants must link their streaming account. Between October 11th and October 25th, streamers will be judged based on a number of criteria around growth data. Streamers who grow the most during this period will be invited to a final networking event with content creator recruiters, such as pro teams who are looking for the next up and coming star to sponsor! Register now and link your account!
General Overview
Players will be put into divisions based on region and student status.
Teams and players are responsible for reading and understanding the rules. Any rule violations can result in suspension, match forfeits, league ban, or any other punishment that AVGL moderators deem appropriate. Alterations to these rules can be made at any time and updates will be posted on the news page. Not being aware of a rule is not an excuse for breaking one.
These are the general AVGL rules that govern all games. Each game has a subset of specific rules for that league, tournament, or event. Those rules can be found on the rules faq-tab of the event page. If there is a rules on an event rule set that contradicts a rules on this overall rule page, then the rule on the specific event page is to be followed.
RINGING, SMURFING, & NON-ROSTER PLAYERS FAQ
Players can only compete on a single team per event. This applies for everyone on the roster including starters, substitutes, and coaches. If you are not playing on a team, you must remove yourself from that roster before rosters are locked.
Players can only play on their accounts for the roster they are on. Any team caught using a ringer, smurf, or non-rostered player will have any affected matches overturned. Falsify, misleading, or assuming someone else's identity is considered fraud and all legal action may be taken against an individual attempting to gain prizes through such actions. The team captain, full roster, and the player in question will face a lifetime ban from all AVGL leagues, tournaments, and matches.
OTHER GOVERNING RULES FAQ
If a team attempts to manipulate or exploit an AVGL rule in any way other than for its intended use, the AVGL staff reserve the right to make a final decision and interpretation on the rule in question for the given event match and/or dispute.
Members agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of the AVGL, which are final and binding in all respects.
The AVGL reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify any contest or event, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond the AVGL's reasonable control affect the administration, security or proper play of the event or contest or the AVGL otherwise becomes (as determined in its sole discretion) incapable of running the event or contest as planned. The AVGL reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual found in violation of the Official rules, tampering with any of our software applications, or tampering with the registration process or the operation of any event or contest.
AVGL's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
The AVGL reserves the right to amend, alter, or clarify these rules at any time.
SPORTSMANSHIP FAQ
All players are required to uphold and observe a universal level of sportsmanship. Any unsportsmanlike action can include, but is not limited to, racism, profanity, rude/vulgar acts, abusive remarks, or disrespect of an official in game, on social media, or any other form of communication. Player handles and team fall under these same provisions and cannot be similar to another user's handle, team name, admin or moderators name, or a different organization. Sportsmanship misconduct on any form of communication or social media can result in a ban from the platform and all events.
Sportsmanship violations can be reported as a dispute. In the case of poor sportsmanship, mute or ignore the enemy player and finish out the match.
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Join our Discord and post your questions there. We will get back to you ASAP!
SCHOLARSHIP & PRIZING OVERVIEW
FAQCONTENT CREATOR CONTESTS
There are three content creator contests open to everyone with $25,000 available in prizing: T-shirt design contest, creator contest, and the next shoutcaster contest. Find details here.
TOURNAMENT PRIZING
There is $50,000 in prizing to be distriuted to users competing in Intel Inspires Tournaments. Tournament infomation will be released in July.
HONORARY SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION
There is $100,000 available in prizing. The Honorary Scholarships are $5,000 and eligible participants are judged by a panel of independent judges and awarded to 20 students. Players must be invited to the final Invitational event to qualify. Qualify by participating and competing in Intel Inspires tournaments.
- All players must submit:
- Transcripts for review
- 1-3 minute video telling their gaming story and future goals related or unrelated to gaming
- Tell the story of the individual and their future goals to determine if their character is deserving of the support.
- Panel of impartial judges reviews the videos and vote on the recipients
- In some cases, the scholarship will be given in the honorary name of an organization. In this case, they would select the final recipient after the judges have narrowed down the potential recipients.
Scholarship funding will be verified and distributed by Scholarship America
RULES & ELIGIBILITY
FAQEligibility
- 13 + Years old
- Must live in the US or Canada
- Players under the age of 18 must have a parent's or legal guardian's permission to participate
Anyone can participate, but all awards are scholarship so high school junior, high school senior, and freshman college students will be invited to final Invitational.
Overview Rocket League
Rocket League players will play in up to three qualifiers for a chance to be invited to the final Intel Inspires event. The top ~100 players from across all the qualifiers will advance to the final combine event. The final event will consist of players, coaches, scouts and other industry professionals looking to find their next line of talent. Click here for full details.
Overview Fortnite
Fortnite players will play in up to three qualifiers for a chance to be invited to the final Intel Inspires event. The top 100 players from across all the qualifiers will advance to the final combine event. The final event will consist of players, coaches, scouts and other industry professionals looking to find their next line of talent. Click here for full details.
Overview League of Legends
There are no competitive events for League of Legends players, however, there will be a recruitment networking event to connect coaches and players for 1 on 1 meetings. To participate, players must link their League of Legends players will link their account during the registration process. Participants will be invited based on in-game statistics, region, and the best match for interested recruiters. Register now and link your account!
Overview Streamer Showdown
To participate in the Streamer Showdown, participants must link their streaming account. Between October 11th and October 25th, streamers will be judged based on a number of criteria around growth data. Streamers who grow the most during this period will be invited to a final networking event with content creator recruiters, such as pro teams who are looking for the next up and coming star to sponsor! Register now and link your account!
General Overview
Players will be put into divisions based on region and student status.
Teams and players are responsible for reading and understanding the rules. Any rule violations can result in suspension, match forfeits, league ban, or any other punishment that AVGL moderators deem appropriate. Alterations to these rules can be made at any time and updates will be posted on the news page. Not being aware of a rule is not an excuse for breaking one.
These are the general AVGL rules that govern all games. Each game has a subset of specific rules for that league, tournament, or event. Those rules can be found on the rules faq-tab of the event page. If there is a rules on an event rule set that contradicts a rules on this overall rule page, then the rule on the specific event page is to be followed.
RINGING, SMURFING, & NON-ROSTER PLAYERS
FAQPlayers can only compete on a single team per event. This applies for everyone on the roster including starters, substitutes, and coaches. If you are not playing on a team, you must remove yourself from that roster before rosters are locked.
Players can only play on their accounts for the roster they are on. Any team caught using a ringer, smurf, or non-rostered player will have any affected matches overturned. Falsify, misleading, or assuming someone else's identity is considered fraud and all legal action may be taken against an individual attempting to gain prizes through such actions. The team captain, full roster, and the player in question will face a lifetime ban from all AVGL leagues, tournaments, and matches.
OTHER GOVERNING RULES
FAQIf a team attempts to manipulate or exploit an AVGL rule in any way other than for its intended use, the AVGL staff reserve the right to make a final decision and interpretation on the rule in question for the given event match and/or dispute.
Members agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of the AVGL, which are final and binding in all respects.
The AVGL reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify any contest or event, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond the AVGL's reasonable control affect the administration, security or proper play of the event or contest or the AVGL otherwise becomes (as determined in its sole discretion) incapable of running the event or contest as planned. The AVGL reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual found in violation of the Official rules, tampering with any of our software applications, or tampering with the registration process or the operation of any event or contest.
AVGL's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
The AVGL reserves the right to amend, alter, or clarify these rules at any time.
SPORTSMANSHIP
FAQAll players are required to uphold and observe a universal level of sportsmanship. Any unsportsmanlike action can include, but is not limited to, racism, profanity, rude/vulgar acts, abusive remarks, or disrespect of an official in game, on social media, or any other form of communication. Player handles and team fall under these same provisions and cannot be similar to another user's handle, team name, admin or moderators name, or a different organization. Sportsmanship misconduct on any form of communication or social media can result in a ban from the platform and all events.
Sportsmanship violations can be reported as a dispute. In the case of poor sportsmanship, mute or ignore the enemy player and finish out the match.