[UWAB] CREU and MRO-W programs - Application Deadline:May 9, 2008

[Richhart, Alicia Ann]

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The Computing Research Association's Committee on the Status of Women in
Computing Research (CRA-W), in conjunction with the Coalition to
Diversify Computing (CDC), is pleased to announce two programs that
involve undergraduate student research. The goal of these initiatives is
to increase the numbers of women and minorities who continue on to
graduate school in computer science and engineering.

The Collaborative Research Experience for Undergraduates (CREU) program
is designed to provide positive research experiences for teams of
undergraduates who will work during the academic year at their home
institutions.  CREU is designed to encourage young computer scientists
and engineers from all under represented groups to consider graduate
school.



The Multidisciplinary Research Opportunities for Women (MRO-W) program
is designed to provide positive multidisciplinary research experiences
for teams of undergraduates from at least two academic disciplines at
their home institutions.  MRO-W students work collaboratively on a
multidisciplinary project during the academic year and during the
following summer.

Students will work with one or two sponsoring faculty members on a
project for which monetary support is typically not available. Students
will each receive a stipend of $3,000 for their work during the academic
year and $4000 for their MRO-W summer work. CREU may also receive $500
and MRO-W may receive $1500 to be used for associated special equipment,
travel, or supporting materials.

Teams consisting of all women or all under represented minorities are
especially encouraged to apply. In order to support the exchange of
shared common experiences, individual teams should be homogeneous with
respect to minority status or gender.

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See the websites for specific information about Basic Eligibility and
Evaluation Criteria.  You may also see the reports from previous years
for examples of funded CREU and MRO-W projects.



CREU website: http://www.cra.org/Activities/craw/creu/

MRO-W website: http://www.cra.org/Activities/craw/mrow/


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Timeline

*Application Deadline: May 9, 2008
*Notification of Awards: June 10, 2008
Project Research: Academic Year 2008/2009 [and Summer 2009 for MRO-W]
Final Summary Report: CREU: May 31, 2009;  MRO-W: August 15, 2009

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Questions

Send any questions about eligibility or submission to creu at cra.org
<mailto:creu at cra.org> or mrow at cra.org <mailto:mrow at cra.org>.


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Sponsorship

This initiative is sponsored by the Computing Research Association
Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W) and the
Coalition to Diversify Computing (CDC) in cooperation with the National
Science Foundation.





By Carla Romero on behalf of CREU/MRO-W organizers

Director of  Programs

Computing Research Association

1100 17th St. NW, Suite 507

Washington, DC 20036

202.266.2941

cromero at cra.org

www.cra.org



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