Nancy Amato Texas A&M University DMP Co-Director (CDC)		Tracy Camp Colorado School of Mines DMP Co-Director (CRA-W)		Maria Gini University of Minnesota DMP Co-Director (CRA-W)

• Summer 2008: Student & Mentor Applications (for CRA-W DMP and CDC DMP)
  - Applications are due February 15th, 2008 (EXTENDED until February 29th, 2008 ) -

• Summers 2003-2007: DMP Participant Website (Students and Mentors)

Since summer 2007, the Coalition to Diversify Computing (CDC) has also managed a DMP program (CDC DMP). The CDC is a joint organization of the ACM, CRA, and IEEE-CS. The objective of the CDC DMP program is to increase the number of men and women from underrepresented groups entering graduate studies in the fields of computer science and computer engineering. This program will be similar to the DMP, but encourages applications from talented undergraduate men and women from underrepresented groups. With the CDC DMP, an option exists for the research to take place remotely, using collaborative technologies such that the student can remain at his or her home institution with local and remote mentors. This option includes at least two visits by the student to the remote mentor's institution.

Information about the Summer 2008 DMP & CDC DMP Programs

Student and mentor applications for the summer 2008 program will open in December 2007 and will be accepted until February 15, 2008. There is a common application for both the DMP and the CDC DMP, and students and faculty mentors can apply to one or both programs. The selection process and administration of the two programs will be handled independently by the CRA-W and CDC, respectively.

Funding for the student consists of $600 per week for research, plus relocation travel assistance when appropriate. A student's funding is intended to cover 10 weeks of research in the summer of 2008, but alternative arrangements are possible. Additional funds may be available to support student conference travel, either during the summer or afterward, and for outreach activities promoting the DMP.

Note regarding cost sharing by faculty mentors. The number of students interested in the DMP program has increased substantially over the last several years and many qualified students have not been selected due to lack of funding. To enable more students to participate, faculty are now encouraged to provide funds to support (partially or fully) students; the DMP will provide travel support for all students.

Note for faculty mentors regarding the DMP Program. Male faculty are encouraged to apply as mentors - men have been serving as DMP mentors since summer 2004. Based on the number of mentor applications typically received from female faculty, and the documented benefits of female role models for female undergraduates, most DMP funds will be allocated to female mentors. Hence, it is anticipated that male mentors will provide full funding for their students' stipends (the program will provide travel support).

Note for faculty mentors regarding the CDC DMP Program. All interested faculty are encouraged to apply as mentors. However, based on the documented benefits of role models from similar demographic groups, it is anticipated that most CDC DMP funds will be used to support students matched with mentors from underrepresented groups. Hence, it is anticipated that other mentors will provide full funding for their students' stipends (the program will provide travel support).

DMP Credits and Sponsors

The DMP was conceived of and is managed by the CRA Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W). The Computing Research Association (CRA) 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. A grant from the National Science Foundation and additional support from AAAI, the Henry Luce Foundation, NSF's Partnerships for Advanced Computational Infrastructure Education, Outreach, and Training program (http://www.eot.org), and USENIX support the DMP.

The CDC DMP was piloted in summer 2007. The Coalition to Diversify Computing (CDC) is a joint organization of the ACM, CRA, and IEEE-CS.

Both the DMP and the CDC DMP programs for summer 2008 will be funded in part by a grant from the NSF Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) program.