HI @EMerchant , thanks for your questions! 
It was in S2 when Cukies World participated for the first time. All the progress made since then is explained in the Cukies World thread we have in the builders track. You can check it here:
https://forum.trondao.org/t/cukies-world-metaverse-by-cukies-world-team
If you are missing something, please feel free to ask there directly, as I think the question regarding the evolution of Cukies fits there better.
To be clear, that thread i’m sharing is about Cukies World and the whole ecosystem we are planning to create around Cukies, while this one is only about Cukies: Rush & Run, a separated game.
Regarding the scholarship model question, is still being worked on, but simply put: we will have a smart contract similar to the staking one we already have, where users willing to lend their Cukies will be able to send them.
On the other side we will have the web2 players, that will download the app and will have to chose a Cuki to play with. The Cukies available for them will be the ones that Cukies owners are willing to lend.