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Paid research internships for underrepresented students (US students and US mentors), Deadline: 15 Feb 2009

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 dreu@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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