SUMMER 2009 PAID RESEARCH
INTERNSHIPS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS
via CRA-W/CDC DREU
(DREU was known as the DMP from 1994-2008)
>> Application Deadline February 15, 2009
>>
>> 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 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 $6000 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.
>>
>> An on-line Application for students and faculty
mentors, more
>> information about DREU, and webpages authored by
previous
>> participants are available at:
>> http://parasol.tamu.edu/dreu/
>> Application Deadline February 15, 2009 Awards
Announced: mid-March
>> 2009
>>
>> 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 about the DREU, consult the
DREU webpages
>> http://parasol.tamu.edu/dreu/
>> or contact the DREU Co-Directors at
dreu@cse.tamu.edu
>>
>> Nancy Amato, Professor,
>> Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CDC)
>>
>> Tracy Camp, Professor,
>> Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates
(CRA-W)
>>
>> Maria Gini, Professor,
>> Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates
(CRA-W)
>>
>>
>> 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.
Elizabeth
Collums
Program
Coordinator
Office of
Outreach, Enrollment and Community
The College of
Computing at Georgia Tech