<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">[Sorry for duplicated postings — Please distribute, if you can]<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br class=""> SUMMER 2016<br class="">PAID SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS<br class=""> via CRA-W/CDC DREU<br class=""> (DREU was known as the DMP from 1994-2008)<br class=""><br class=""><b class=""><font color="#b51a00" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Application Deadline: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>March 1, 2016<br class="">Awards Announced: March 2016</font></b><br class=""><br class="">The CRA-W/CDC Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU)<br class="">Program matches promising undergraduates with a faculty mentor for a<br class="">summer research experience at the faculty member's home institution.<br class="">The objective of the DREU is to increase the number of women and<br class="">students from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities<br class="">and persons with disabilities, entering graduate studies in the fields<br class="">of computer science and engineering. The DREU experience is invaluable<br class="">for students who are considering graduate school, providing them with a<br class="">close-up view of what graduate school is really like and also increasing<br class="">their competitiveness as an applicant for graduate admissions and<br class="">fellowships.<br class=""><br class="">Funding for the student consists of <b class=""><font size="2" class="">$7000 for the summer (10 weeks),<br class="">plus relocation travel assistance when appropriate</font></b>. Additional funds<br class="">may be available to support student conference travel, either during<br class="">the summer or afterward, and for outreach activities promoting the DREU.<br class=""><br class=""><b class="">DREU Student Application:<br class=""> <a href="https://parasol.tamu.edu/craw/production/apps/dreuStudent/" class="">https://parasol.tamu.edu/craw/production/apps/dreuStudent/</a><br class=""><br class="">DREU Mentor Application:<br class=""> <a href="https://parasol.tamu.edu/craw/production/apps/dreuMentor/" class="">https://parasol.tamu.edu/craw/production/apps/dreuMentor/</a><br class=""></b><br class="">For more information about the DREU, including and webpages authored by<br class="">previous participants, consult the DREU webpages<br class=""> <a href="http://cra.org/cra-w/distributed-research-experiences-for-undergraduates-dreu/" class="">http://cra.org/cra-w/distributed-research-experiences-for-undergraduates-dreu/</a><br class="">or contact the DREU Co-Directors at <a href="mailto:dreu@cra.org" class="">dreu@cra.org</a><br class=""><br class="">Nancy M. Amato, Professor, Texas A&M University<br class="">Co-Director, Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CDC)<br class=""><br class="">Monica Anderson, Associate Professor, The University of Alabama<br class="">Co-Director, Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CDC)<br class=""><br class="">Maria Gini, Professor, University of Minnesota<br class="">Co-Director, Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W)<br class=""><br class="">Julia Hirschberg, Professor, Columbia University<br class="">Co-Director, Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W)<br class=""><br class="">Ming Lin, Professor, University of North Carolina<br class="">Co-Director, Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W)<br class=""><br class="">The Computing Research Association (CRA, <a href="http://cra.org/" class="">http://cra.org</a>) is an<br class="">association of more than 180 North American academic departments of<br class="">computer science and computer engineering; laboratories and centers<br class="">in industry, government, and academia engaging in basic computing<br class="">research; and affiliated professional societies.<br class=""><br class="">The Coalition to Diversity Computing (CDC, <a href="http://www.cdc-computing.org/" class="">http://www.cdc-computing.org/</a>)<br class="">is a joint organization of the ACM, CRA, and IEEE-CS.<br class=""><br class="">DREU is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation with<br class="">additional support from the Luce Foundation<br class="">+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</div></div></body></html>