The School of Information Sciences offers financial support to outstanding undergraduate students who already are enrolled in the degree program.
The school offers three Eli Lilly scholarships each year. The annual Eli Lilly tuition scholarship provides $2,000 each year, and two book scholarships are available for $800 each. These awards are made in the spring semester and go to outstanding students nominated by School of Information Sciences faculty members.
Through the generosity of Alcoa Inc., the iSchool is pleased to announce that we are now able to offer a number of significant scholarships to students who will improve the population of diversity within the iSchool. Distributed for the Fall 2009 term, “The Alcoa Ambassador Scholarships” will provide support in the range of $1,000 to $2,000 per academic year (payable over two semesters). Students entering the undergraduate Information Science Program are eligible for the scholarship, providing they have achieved a minimum QPA of 3.25 in their studies prior to entering the iSchool. Students who have demonstrated exceptional academic performance while at the University of Pittsburgh may be awarded an even greater amount of scholarship funds for a semester or academic year. Students are nominated for the “Alcoa Ambassador Scholarships” by a committee of faculty in the undergraduate Information Science Program at the iSchool. The iSchool is one of a select number of institutions to participate in this Scholarship Program, which aims to increase the diversity of the Information Science profession.
This fund, supported by the SIS endowment, is offered to any undergraduate or graduate student in the school. The gift amount depends on the funds available.
A year's tuition at the School of Information Sciences is:
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