The Discovery Partners Institute, part of the University of Illinois System, will serve a record number of high school and community college students this summer.  The programming is provided through the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, The Grainger College of Engineering, and the University of Illinois Chicago, in partnership with Apple, AWS, One Summer Chicago, Synchrony Foundation, Wilbur Wright College and World Business Chicago’s ThinkChicago program. Approximately 115 students will participate in DPI’s Digital Scholars program, a free, intensive, six-week program for high school students and incoming college freshmen to Illinois institutions. Now in its fourth year, Digital Scholars will take place in-person at DPI’s Chicago offices and on the UIC campus from June 26-Aug. 4. Students will participate in one of five learning tracks, including college-level courses in computer science, data science, electrical and computer engineering, and Swift mobile app development. Daily guest speakers and weekly workshops will help students build meaningful connections to the Chicago tech community and build college and career readiness. Many students will receive a stipend for their participation in the program through DPI’s partnership with One Summer Chicago.  Digital Scholars seek to create a stronger and more inclusive pathway of students into Illinois four-year institutions to pursue and complete computer science, data science, and engineering degrees.