Scholarships
Puddletown Chess is committed to giving back to the community. To that end, several scholarships have been created to award to qualified players:
Pawn to Victory Chess Fund
- The purpose of this fund is to support budding chess enthusiasts, encouraging their active participation in tournaments, fostering skill development, resilience in the face of setbacks, and instilling values of sportsmanship and fair play.
- The Pawn to Victory Chess Fund extends its sponsorship to chess clubs and teams in rural areas, addressing the longstanding challenge of limited resources for enthusiasts in these regions. Specifically, the fund facilitates the establishment of after-school chess clubs, providing financial assistance for participation in chess tournaments in the Portland area.
- Additionally, the fund extends its support to players from low-income families.
Scholarship for Excellence in Girls’ Chess
This scholarship exclusively benefits female chess players, recognizing that chess transcends gender boundaries, offering an equal playing field for girls, boys, and men. Involvement in chess is seen as a catalyst for boosting self-confidence and inspiring girls to pursue their interests, free from gender-based constraints.
Knight’s Honor Fellowship
The Knight’s Honor Fellowship is designed to assist top scholastic players in Oregon, as well as high school students who dedicate their time and efforts to volunteer in the Oregon chess community. This fellowship aims to acknowledge and support those who contribute to the chess community through their commitment and service.
Scholastic Program for Advancement of Girl Players (2023-24 School Year)
Puddletown has been promoting chess for underrepresented minorities from their very beginning, especially girls and non-binary players. We want to continue that tradition with our training program as well!
And with this mission, we are proud to sponsor and provide scholarships to 6 girls or non-binary in their Level 2 training program. Level 2 is the beginner program at Puddletown and we believe that providing such training in a friendly setting with a strong curriculum, along with homework feedback will set these girls and non-binary players up for a successful chess career ahead. We are offering these scholarships to the first 6 girls or non-binary players each term who commit to participate in their respective school teams leading up to the big tournament.
You can find more information about Puddletown Training Program at: https://puddletownchess.org/training/
To apply for these scholarships, please click the button below to complete the sign-up form ASAP.
Puddletown is thrilled to offer FREE training for low-income scholastic players (limited to 6 scholarships per term). Puddletown has been promoting chess for underrepresented minorities, especially girls, non-binary players, and low-income players from their very beginning.
We are offering these scholarships to the first 6 low-income players to register each term who commit to participate in tournaments regularly and put in their best possible effort into learning.
You can find more information about Puddletown Training Program at: https://puddletownchess.org/training/
To apply for these scholarships, please click the button below to complete the sign-up form ASAP.
Puddletown is also excited to donate and sponsor any after-school training program fees in rural areas of Oregon. We have earmarked $3000 for this initiative in the 2023-24 school year. Each school’s chess coach in a rural area can apply and receive this donation for up to $300 as long as this amount is earmarked to help offset the cost of training their chess players.