SUMMER 2009 PAID RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS

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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 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.

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 dr...@cse.tamu.edu

Nancy Amato, Professor, Texas A&M University Co-Director, Distributed
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CDC)

Tracy Camp, Professor, Colorado School of Mines Co-Director,
Distributed
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W)

Maria Gini, Professor, University of Minnesota Co-Director, 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.
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