NSF DREU 2025 APPLICATION

On behalf of the Computing Research Association - Widening Participation, we welcome you to the DREU 2025 application! We appreciate you taking the time to apply. Should you encounter any issues or have any comments/concerns please reach out to Richard - RElam@cra.org

Please allow yourself time to complete this application (approx. 30-40 min). We want to get to know you, the student, through a short series of questions. Please have on hand your CV/Resume and Unofficial transcripts for upload.

*If at any point you need to step away from this application, save your progress by clicking the save icon located at the bottom of each section dropdown in your application*

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Statement of Honor & GDPR Questions
Statement of Honor & GDPR Questions
Please, tell us your name:*
(First, Middle,, Last Name and suffix if applicable)
Please, tell us your preferred pronouns*
e.g., (she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc)
Statement of Honor*

By selecting the button, I hereby attest that all information in my application, including my research statement, is my own work, factually true, and honestly presented.
Statement of Privacy*

By selecting the button, I understand that my application will be provided to program administrators and potential faculty mentors for review.
Email Preferences 1*
Email Preferences 2*
E-mail*

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Personal Information
Personal Information
How do you identify?*
What is your gender?
Are you a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident?*
If you indicated OTHER to the previous question, please specify and explain in the field provided. If you indicated one of the provided entries, please input N/A and proceed*
Are you a dual or multinational citizen?*

YesNo
Tell us where, tell us where!*
Where in the world do you call home? Select OTHER if your home is not listed*
What is your Citizenship?
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What is your Ethnicity/Race?*
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Do you have a disability?*
If yes, Please type any that apply (e.g., Attention Deficit/Neurodivergence; Autism Spectrum; Blindness/Low Vision; Brain Injury; Deaf/Hard of Hearing; Chronic Health Conditions; Learning Disabilities; Mental Health Conditions; Mobility Impairments; Speech/Communication Differences; Neurological Conditions; Developmental Disabilities; Invisible Disabilities: Other; *
Please type any that apply (e.g., Attention Deficit/Neurodivergence; Autism Spectrum; Blindness/Low Vision; Brain Injury; Deaf/Hard of Hearing; Chronic Health Conditions; Learning Disabilities; Mental Health Conditions; Mobility Impairments; Speech/Communication Differences; Neurological Conditions; Developmental Disabilities; Invisible Disabilities: Other; Prefer not to answer; None

Academic Year Contact Information
Academic Year Contact Information
Current Address*

Street Address

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CityState / Province

Postal / Zip CodeCountry
Current telephone number:*

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Current institution email:*
School Email address

Educational History
Educational History
Institution 1*
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Degree Program*
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Major*
Major GPA*
Major GPA scale (e.g., 4.0, 5.0, 12.0, etc)*
Put N.A. if you do not yet have a GPA during the time of this submission.
Program start date*

YearMonthDay
Expected graduation*

YearMonthDay
Degree awarded?*
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Class rank
Advisor*
(Title, First, Middle,, Last Name and suffix if applicable)
Need to add another institution?*

YesNo
Institution 2
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Degree Program
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Major
Major GPA
Major GPA scale (e.g., 4.0, 5.0, 12.0, etc)
Program start date

YearMonthDay
Expected graduation

YearMonthDay
Degree awarded?
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Class rank
Advisor
(Title, First, Middle,, Last Name and suffix if applicable)
Need to add another institution?

YesNo
Institution 3
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If you indicated OTHER to the previous question, please specify and explain in the field provided. If you indicated one of the provided entries, please input N/A and proceed
Degree Program
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If you indicated OTHER to the previous question, please specify and explain in the field provided. If you indicated one of the provided entries, please input N/A and proceed
Major
Major GPA
Major GPA scale (e.g., 4.0, 5.0, 12.0, etc)
Program start date

YearMonthDay
Expected graduation

YearMonthDay
Degree awarded?
Please select from the following
Class rank
(e.g., 23 out of 500)
Advisor
(Title, First, Middle,, Last Name and suffix if applicable)

CV and Supplemental Materials
CV and Supplemental Materials

Please upload the required documents. If you have multiple transcripts, please combine into one file.
Unofficial Transcript*

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CV / Résumé*

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Research Statement*

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Recommenders
Recommenders

*You must add at least 2 recommenders and no more than 5. Your recommender will receive an email notification, to the email address you input for them, with instructions to upload their letters' of recommendation to your application, following your submission.
Recommender 1 Name:*
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Recommender 1 Email:*
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Recommender 1 Role:*
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Recommender 1 LOR File Upload

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Recommender 2 Name:*
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Recommender 2 Role:*
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Recommender 3 Name:
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Recommender 4 Name:
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Recommender 5 Name:
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Course Work
Course Work

*Please rate your familiarity with the following.
Algorithms*
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Artificial Intelligence*
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Compilers*
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Computer Architecture*
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Databases*
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Data Structures*
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Discrete Mathematics*
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Graphics*
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Networks*
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Operating Systems*
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Software Engineering*
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Research Interests
Research Interests

Please select up to three research interests. It is OK if you do not yet have specific research areas in computing of interest. In that case, choose ‘Unsure’ on the 1st question in this section
Interest 1*
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Interest 2
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Interest 3
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Technical Skills
Technical Skills

Please select your skill level for the following questions
Java*
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C*
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C++*
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OpenGL*
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PHP*
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XML*
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HTML*
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MySQL*
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CASE Tools*
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UNIX/Linux*
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Windows*
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Python*
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JavaScript*
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Blender*
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Unity*
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Statements
List the courses you are currently enrolled in or will have completed by Spring 2025 that don't appear on your transcript.*
Please submit a brief technical skills statement describing any specific skills you have (programming language proficiency, operating systems familiarity, hardware design experience, software development experience, and other skills not evident from your transcript).*
Please describe any mentoring-related resources you have used in the past (such as mentoring programs, electronic resources, and extracurricular technical groups).*
Please use this space to provide the DREU selection committee with any additional information that you feel may help them evaluate your application. For example, this would be a good place to note any exceptional hardships or achievements or any other personal responsibilities.*

DREU Preferences
DREU Preferences
Earliest start date*

YearMonthDay
Latest start date*

YearMonthDay
Mentor gender preferences*
Mentor race/ethnicity preferences*
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Mentor disability preferences*
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Does anything prevent you traveling to another site during the summer?*
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If you indicated yes to the previous question, please specify and explain below. If you indicated no, please input N/A and proceed*
Do you have preferences of where you would like to spend the summer?*
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If you indicated yes to the previous question, please specify and explain below. If you indicated no, please input N/A and proceed*
Mentoring Topic Interests (e.g., Career opportunities in academia or industry; Balancing work and family life; Improving self-confidence; Overcoming isolation in the work environment; Establishing professional contracts; Learning about the research process) *
Please type all that apply from the examples provided
Do you have a preferred Mentor?*

A) YesB) No
Preferred Mentor's Name:
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Preferred Mentor's Email
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Preferred Mentor's Affiliation
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If you indicated OTHER to the previous question, please specify and explain in the field provided. If you indicated one of the provided entries, please input N/A and proceed
Undergraduate Research Experience; Type all that apply. (e.g., I have NOT participated in undergraduate research; Undergraduate research in the past; DREU summer research program in the past; CREU program (academic year) in the past; UR2PhD; Undergraduate research in the past, at my home institution during the summer; Undergraduate research in the past, at another institution during the summer; Undergraduate research in the past, at another institution during the school year*
Please identify any other programs you are, or recently have been, involved in
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Statement of Honor & GDPR Questions

Personal Information

Academic Year Contact Information

Educational History

CV and Supplemental Materials

Recommenders

Course Work

Research Interests

Technical Skills

Statements

DREU Preferences