2024-2025 CRA Early Career Awards

Borg Early Career Award:

The CRA Anita Borg Early Career Award is named in honor of Anita Borg, who was an early member of CRA-WP and is inspired by her commitment to increasing the participation of women in computing research.

This annual award is given to an individual who is relatively early in their career in computing research (whether in academia or industry/government research labs) who best exemplifies the spirit of Anita Borg through significant contributions in research, as well as significant contributions to their profession through advancing diversity in computing research via outreach to women and other genders underrepresented in computing research.

Skip Ellis Early Career Award:

The CRA Skip Ellis Early Career Award is in honor of Clarence “Skip” Ellis; he was the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in computer science and the first African-American to be elected a Fellow of the ACM.

This annual award is given to an individual who is relatively early in their career in computing research whether in academia or industry/government research labs) who best exemplifies the spirit of Skip Ellis through significant contributions in research, as well as significant contributions to their profession through advancing diversity in computing research via outreach to demographics underrepresented in computing research.

The deadline for nominations is Friday, January 31, 2025, 9:00 PM ET

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About The Nominator
Name of Submitter/Nominator*

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Submitter/Nominator Current Title*
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About The Nominee
Nominee Full Name*

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Nominee Email*
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Nominee's Current Affiliated Institution*
What is the Nominee's Research Area(s)? (Include no more than 3)*
Algorithms; Artificial Intelligence; Bioinformatics; Compilers; Computational Science; Computer Architecture; CS Education; Data Mining; Databases; Distributed Computing; Graphics & Imaging; Human-Computer Interaction; Information Retrieval; Machine Learning; Mobile Systems; Multimedia; Natural Language Processing; Networks; Operating Systems; Programming Languages; Robotics; Security/Privacy; Simulations; Smart Grid Communications; Social Networking; Theory; Vision; Web Services; Other
Nominee's Most Recent Degree*
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Nominee's Most Recent Degree Institution*
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Nominee's Most Recent Degree Major*
Nominee's Other Degree
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Nominee's Other Degree
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Which of the following best describes the Nominee? (List all that apply)*
Faculty Member; Researcher in Industry Lab; Researcher in Government Lab; Other
Nominee's Gender*
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Does the nominee consider themselves a member of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and/or Asexual (LGBTQIA) community?*
Which of the following race or ethnic categories does the Nominee most identify with? (List all that apply)*
Not of Hispanic, Latinx, or Spanish origin; Cuban; Mexican, Mexican American, Chicanx; Puerto Rican; Another Hispanic, Latinx, or Spanish origin; Prefer not to answer;African American/African/Black; American Indian/Alaska Native; Indigenous or First Nations; Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; Arab/Middle Eastern; Caucasian/European/White; East Asian (e.g., Chinese, Japanese, Korean); Southeast Asian (e.g., Cambodian, Vietnamese, Hmong, Filipino); South Asian (e.g., Indian, Pakistani, Nepalese, Sri Lankan); Other Asian; Something else; Prefer not to answer;
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Does the Nominee have a disability?*
Which award(s) would you like for the Nominee to be considered for?*
If there are extenuating circumstances for nominating an individual that does not meet the timeframe listed under eligibility requirements, please address this in the text box below.

Letters of Support
Letters of Support

You must have three (3) Support Letters for this nomination.
- Please add the name and email of each of the supporters below.
- You will need to email each of the supporters to give you their letters.
- Make sure you upload all the letters as one PDF and indicate which supporter authored the support statement.
The supporting letters must be submitted by three individuals who support the nomination other than the nominator. The nominator will submit a Nomination Letter in Nomination Materials.

To add a supporter:
- Add the supporter's first name, last name, and email address.
Supporter #1 Name

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Supporter #2 Name

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Supporter #3 Name

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Nomination Materials
Please upload your letter of recommendation and the Nominee's Resume/CV*

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Borg Early Career Award:

Letters of Support