The DREU program is a great opportunity for women and minority students in CSE to work with an experienced researcher over the summer either at UW or some other university. Students are mentored by the professor and his or her grad students, and they work on a research project, often leading to a publication. This can be really helpful to those considering graduate school. This is a paid internship of $7000 for 10 weeks, which is not bad for a great research experience. I have had interns from this program almost every summer since it started, and we always enjoy having them in our group. Many of them have gone on to graduate school. Feel free to come and talk to me or just apply for the program. Funding is competitive and you have to be matched with a mentor. If you want to work with someone here, you and the professor can both ask for one another.
Professor Linda Shapiro
| shapiro@cs.washington.edu |
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PAID SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS
via CRA-W/CDC DREU
(DREU was known as the DMP from 1994-2008)
Application Deadline February 15, 2014
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, including ethnic minorities
and persons with disabilities, 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 $7000 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/
Application Deadline: February 15, 2014
Awards Announced: mid-March 2014
For more information about the DREU, consult the DREU webpages
http://parasol.tamu.edu/
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)
Monica Anderson, Associate Professor, The University of Alabama
Co-Director, Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CDC)
Maria Gini, Professor, University of Minnesota
Co-Director, Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W)
Julia Hirschberg, Professor, Columbia University
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-
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 the Luce Foundation.
