[UWAB] CRA-W's DREU
Brittany Duncan
bduncan at gatech.edu
Mon Jan 12 09:54:19 EST 2009
I did this last summer and made some great contacts for graduate
school. I would highly recommend this program if you are considering
research.
Thanks!
Brittany Duncan
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On Jan 12, 2009, at 9:20 AM, ecollums at cc.gatech.edu (Elizabeth English
Collums) wrote:
> Hi All,
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> Please see below for a great opportunity:
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> Hi Everyone:
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> We are now soliciting summer 2009 applications for students and
> faculty mentors for the CRA-W/CDC Distributed Research Experiences
> for Undergraduates (DREU) Program (formally known as DMP). The
> announcement below describes the DREU program and provides links to
> the on-line student and mentor applications.
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> Please help us spread the word by sending the announcement below to
> the undergraduate students in your department. We would appreciate
> you sending a broad announcement to all students in your department,
> AND a personal email to those students that you think would be a
> good fit for this program. (Personal encouragement definitely works
> best!)
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> Please consider applying as a mentor yourself, and also please
> forward this announcement to potentially interested faculty - male
> and female. (Men have served as mentors since summer 2004. In fact,
> both both male and female mentors are needed for CDC students.)
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> Thanks in advance for your help.
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> Nancy Amato, Professor, Texas A&M University Co-Director,
> Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CDC)
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> Tracy Camp, Professor, Colorado School of Mines Co-Director,
> Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W)
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> Maria Gini, Professor, University of Minnesota Co-Director,
> Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W)
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> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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> SUMMER 2009 PAID RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS FOR
> UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS
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> via CRA-W/CDC DREU
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> (DREU was known as the DMP from 1994-2008)
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> Application Deadline February 15, 2009
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> The CRA-W/CDC Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates
> (DREU) Program is a highly selective program that 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.
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> 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.
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>
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> An on-line Application for students and faculty mentors, more
> information about DREU, and webpages authored by previous
> participants are available at:
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> http://parasol.tamu.edu/dreu/
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> Application Deadline February 15, 2009
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> Awards Announced: mid-March 2009
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> Notes for faculty mentors regarding the DREU Program:
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> * 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.
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> * 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).
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> For more information about the DREU, consult the DREU webpages
>
> http://parasol.tamu.edu/dreu/
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> or contact the DREU Co-Directors at dreu at cse.tamu.edu<mailto:dreu at cse.tamu.edu
> >
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> Nancy Amato, Professor, Texas A&M University Co-Director,
> Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CDC)
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> Tracy Camp, Professor, Colorado School of Mines Co-Director,
> Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W)
>
>
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> Maria Gini, Professor, University of Minnesota Co-Director,
> Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W)
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> The Computing Research Association (CRA, http://cra.org <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.
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> The Coalition to Diversity Computing (CDC, http://www.cdc-computing.org
> <http://www.cdc-computing.org/> ) is a joint organization of the
> ACM, CRA, and IEEE-CS.
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> DREU is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation
> with additional support from AAAI, the Luce Foundation, and USENIX.
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> Carla Romero - sent on behalf of DREU organizers Director of
> Programs Computing Research Association 1100 17th St. NW, Suite 507
> Washington, DC 20036
> 202.266.2941 - voice
> 202.667.1066 - fax
> cromero at cra.org
> www.cra.org
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> Jill Dimond
> PhD Student
> Human Centered Computing
> Georgia Institute of Technology
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