Application Process

*dates below pertain to 2018-2019 CREU cycle.

Steps to submit a CREU application:

1. The CREU program is open to research teams to apply. Each member of the research team meaning, all mentors and students must submit their own personal information through the Mentor Application | Student Application links.

* In order for CREU teams to apply, each student and mentor need to apply separately.

Application Opens: April 18.
Application Deadline: May 18.
Notification of Awards: If you have submitted a proposal for the CREU 2018-2019 program period we apologize for the delayed decisions. We are currently reviewing proposals and hope to make decision announcements by the end of July.
Requests for optional summer extensions due February 15.

For questions regarding the application, please email creu@cra.org.

Proposal Guidelines:

The proposal must be submitted as a single-file in pdf format, and should include the following information:

• Cover page – state project title and list mentor participants and student participants. List your University and department affiliation.
• Motivation – why is the research important? How does it contribute to computing or society? Place the research field in context for the reviewer.
• Problem statement- outline the specific problem that the team will work on, and list clearly the research questions or hypothesis that will be investigated.
• Research approach – provide an overview of the research approach and why it is appropriate for solving this problem.
• Research tasks – break the research approach into specific research tasks that students can solve.
• Evaluation plan and expected outcomes – list expected outcomes of the research, specifying how each outcome will be measured.
• Research team – provide a brief summary of the academic profile for each student, highlighting qualification for CREU and any prior work with the research team or research skills or relevant courses.  Discuss how each student schedule will allow for committing 10 hours/week for research in the coming academic year.
• Appropriateness for CREU funding – provide a justification of why CREU funding is appropriate for this project. Describe the research environment and the mentoring plan. Describe any other sources of funding for this project.
• Budget details – include student stipends, conference travel expenses, and research supply expenses.

Each student will be required to submit the following additional information:

• Name
• Project title and college/university
• Current year in school (e.g., sophomore, junior)
• Anticipated date of graduation
• Major and GPA
• Gender
• (Optional) Minority status (specifically ethnicity/race)
• Email address and mailing address
• List of courses taken relevant to this project
• Any other information pertinent to the proposal
• Confirmation of expectations and hours worked on the project
• Transcript

Each faculty member will be required to submit the following additional information:

• Name
• Project title
• School/Department Address
• Email address
• Phone number

It is required that students will spend 10 – 15 hours per week on the project during the academic year and 40 hours for 10 weeks during the summer. All students participating in the CREU program will need to keep an up-to-date blog on their progress, in order to receive a stipend.

Teams that are awarded academic year funding will be given the opportunity to apply for summer extensions the following February. If a team anticipates making such a request, they may indicate this in the May proposal.