The University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information a founding member of the iSchool Consortium and the iSchool Inclusion Institute. This provides Pitt SCI students from underrepresented communities with the opportunity to take part in a valuable research experience.

Per its website, “the iSchool Inclusion Institute (i3) is an undergraduate research and leadership development program that prepares students from underrepresented populations for graduate study and careers in the information sciences. Only 25 students from across the country are selected each year to become i3 Scholars. Those students undertake a yearlong experience that includes two summer institutes hosted by the University of Texas at Austin’s iSchool and a research project spanning the year. i3 prepares students for the rigors of graduate study and serves as a pipeline for i3 Scholars into internationally recognized information schools—the iSchools. Most importantly, i3 empowers students to create change and make an impact on the people around them.”