Applications Now Available for Sony Online Entertainment's 2009 G.I.R.L. Scholarship...

Applications Now Available for Sony Online Entertainment's 2009 G.I.R.L.
Scholarship Program

Program Awards Up To $10,000 Toward Tuition and Other Educational Expenses

SAN DIEGO, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Applications are now being accepted for
the 2009 G.I.R.L. Scholarship to help educate and recruit more women into the
field of video game production and design. Sponsored by Sony Online
Entertainment LLC (SOE) a global leader in online gaming, and administered by
Scholarship America(R), a leading non-profit educational support program,
applications are available at
https://www.scholarshipamerica.org/gamersinreallife and more details,
including official rules for entry are available online at
http://www.station.sony.com/girl/.

"There are a significant number of women who are gamers, but not enough
working in the video game field," said Torrie Dorrell, Senior Vice President
of Global Sales and Marketing, Sony Online Entertainment. "With the
application process starting today, we're taking a concrete step toward
opening the door a little wider for women who want to go into game
development."

One skilled student will win up to $10,000 to be applied toward tuition and
other educational expenses at the school at which the student is currently
enrolled, and an optional paid internship of up to 10 weeks at Sony Online
Entertainment's headquarters in San Diego, California (room, board,
transportation and living expenses not included), to work on the upcoming
online video game Free Realms(TM).

In order to be eligible to participate, entrants must be currently enrolled in
an undergraduate program related to video games, must not graduate before the
end of the 2010 spring term, and must comply with the program's official
rules. Entrants are required to complete an online application, and if chosen
as finalists, submit concept art and two (2) essays that will be reviewed by a
panel of judges from SOE. Online applications must be completed and submitted
on or before April 24, 2009 and SOE must receive the concept art and essays
from finalists by June 12, 2009. SOE will announce the winner on or about July
17, 2009.

For more information about the G.I.R.L. scholarship program, please visit
http://www.station.sony.com/girl/.

About Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in
massively multiplayer online games, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers
around the globe. SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment
for the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets. Known
for its blockbuster franchises and hit titles including EverQuest(R),
EverQuest(R) II, Championsof Norrath(R),Untold Legends(TM), and PlanetSide(R),
as well as for developing Star Wars Galaxies(TM), SOE continues to redefine
the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities
while introducing new genres on various entertainment platforms. Headquartered
in San Diego, CA, with additional development studios in Austin, TX; Seattle,
WA; Denver, CO; Tucson, AZ and Taiwan, SOE has an array of cutting-edge games
in development.

About Scholarship America(R)
Scholarship America is one of the nation's largest nonprofit, private-sector
scholarship and educational support organizations. Its three primary programs
- Dollars for Scholars(R), Scholarship Management Services(R) and
ScholarShop(R) - are united in the mission to expand access to education.
Scholarship America (www.scholarshipamerica.org) has awarded more than $2
billion to nearly 2 million students since its founding in 1958, and is rated
a 4-star charity by Charity Navigator.

SOURCE Sony Online Entertainment LLC

Sara Kaplan of Sony Online Entertainment, +1-858-790-3541,
skaplan@soe.sony.com