Summer
Research
Internships
for
Underrepresented
Students
Application
deadline:
February
15,
2013
(paid
positions)
Awards
announced:
mid-March
2013
The CRA-W/CDC Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU) Program matches promising undergraduates with a faculty mentor for a summer research experience at the faculty member's home institution.
The
objective
of
the
DREU
is
to
increase
the
number
of
women
and
students
from
underrepresented
groups,
including
ethnic
minorities
and
persons
with
disabilities,
entering
graduate
studies
in
the
fields
of
computer
science
and
engineering.
The
DREU
experience
is
invaluable
for
students
who
are
considering
graduate
school,
providing
them
with
a
close-up
view
of
what
graduate
school
is
really
like
and
also
increasing
their
competitiveness
as
an
applicant
for
graduate
admissions
and
fellowships.
Funding
for
the
student
consists
of
$7000
for
the
summer
(10
weeks),
plus
relocation
travel
assistance
when
appropriate.
Additional
funds
may
be
available
to
support
student
conference
travel,
either
during
the
summer
or
afterward,
and
for
outreach
activities
promoting
the
DREU.
Apply
online.
Notes
for
faculty
mentors
regarding
the
DREU
Program:
- Cost sharing by faculty mentors is encouraged. The number of students interested in the DREU program has increased substantially over the last several years. To enable more students to participate, faculty are now encouraged to provide funds to support (partially or fully) students; the DREU will provide travel support for all students.
- All interested faculty are eligible to be DREU mentors. All interested faculty are encouraged to apply as mentors. Nonetheless, based on the documented benefits of role models with similar gender or from similar demographic groups, it is anticipated that DREU funds will mostly be used to support students matched with mentors from groups underrepresented in computing. Hence, other mentors applying should attempt to provide full funding for their students' stipends (the program will provide travel support).
For more information, contact the DREU Co-Directors
- Nancy Amato, Professor, Texas A&M University Co-Director, Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CDC)
- Maria Gini, Professor, University of Minnesota Co-Director, Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W)
- Julia Hirschberg, Professor, Columbia University Co-Director, Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W)
- Tiffani Williams, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University Co-Director, Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CDC)
The
Computing
Research
Association
(CRA,
http://cra.org)
is
an
association
of
more
than
180
North
American
academic
departments
of
computer
science
and
computer
engineering;
laboratories
and
centers
in
industry,
government,
and
academia
engaging
in
basic
computing
research;
and
affiliated
professional
societies.
The
Coalition
to
Diversity
Computing
(CDC,
http://www.cdc-computing.org/)
is
a
joint
organization
of
the
ACM,
CRA,
and
IEEE-CS.
DREU
is
supported
by
a
grant
from
the
National
Science
Foundation
with
additional
support
from
AAAI,
the
Luce
Foundation,
and
USENIX.