Programs
Our projects provide mentoring and support for women at every level of the research and education pipeline: undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and industrial and government researchers.
The great success of CRA-W projects is due to the quality of people who serve on the committee and as project leaders. The following is the list of active projects.
Programs for Undergraduate Students
Collaborative Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CREU)
This joint program with the Coalition to Diversify Computing (CDC) is a program that encourages and supports undergraduate student research.
Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU)
The DREU program matches promising undergraduate women and underrepresented groups with a faculty mentor for a summer research experience at the faculty member’s home institution.
Career Mentoring Tracks at Grace Hopper
CRA-W hosts Career-Mentoring Tracks for undergraduate students at Grace Hopper.
Career Mentoring Tracks at Tapia
CRA-W hosts Career-Mentoring Tracks for undergraduate students at The Richard Tapia Conference.
Undergrad TownHall
The Scholarships for Women Studying Information Security is a prestigious scholarship for women in security related undergraduate and graduate degree programs. CRA-W is part of the Computer Research Alliance, and has the honor of selecting scholarship winners.
Programs for Graduate Students
The Grad Cohort Workshop brings together women graduate students in their first three years of graduate with successful senior women researchers from academic, industrial, and government laboratories for discussions on how to succeed in graduate school and in a research career.
Early Career Mentoring Workshop (Early CMW)
The Early CMW workshop brings junior researchers and educators together with women that are established in their fields for career mentoring. Topics include: how to build a great research program, how to prepare for promotion and success, and how to balance work and life.
Discipline Specific Workshops (DSW)
The DSW workshops provide career mentoring and networking opportunities in the context of a specific research area, including coverage of technical topics.
Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS)
The DLS program provides funding to host prominent academic and industrial researchers that can serve as role models and mentors for young women and minorities. The visitors deliver technical talks and participate in graduate recruiting events.
Career Mentoring Tracks at Grace Hopper
CRA-W hosts Career-Mentoring tracks for graduate students at Grace Hopper.
Career Mentoring Tracks at Tapia
CRA-W hosts Career-Mentoring Tracks for graduate students at The Richard Tapia Conference.
The Scholarships for Women Studying Information Security is a prestigious scholarship for women in security related undergraduate and graduate degree programs. CRA-W is part of the Computer Research Alliance, and has the honor of selecting scholarship winners.
PhdjobhuntHers is a moderated mailing list for women who are seeking or starting Ph.D. level jobs in computer science, computer engineering, or information technology in academia, industry, or government laboratories.
Programs for Faculty
Early Career Mentoring Workshops (Early CMW)
The Early CMW workshops bring junior researchers and educators together with women that are established in their fields for career mentoring. Topics include: how to build a great research program, how to prepare for promotion and success, and how to balance work and life.
Mid-Career Mentoring Workshops (Mid CMW)
The Mid CMW workshops bring women in the middle stages of a research or teaching career together with senior women for career mentoring. Topics include: how to be an effective leader, how to prepare for promotion to a more senior position, and how to balance work and life.
Discipline Specific Workshops (DSW)
The DSW workshops provide career mentoring and networking opportunities in the context of a specific research area, including coverage of technical topics.
Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS)
The DLS program provides funding to host prominent academic and industrial researchers that can serve as role models and mentors for young women and minorities. The visitors deliver technical talks and participate in graduate recruiting events.
Collaborative Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CREU)
This joint program with the Coalition to Diversify Computing (CDC) is a program that encourages and supports undergraduate student research.
Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU)
The DREU program matches promising undergraduate women and underrepresented groups with a faculty mentor for a summer research experience at the faculty member’s home institution.
Career Mentoring Tracks at Grace Hopper
CRA-W hosts Career-Mentoring Tracks for early and mid-career audiences at Grace Hopper.
Career Mentoring Tracks at Tapia
CRA-W hosts Career-Mentoring Tracks for early and mid-career audiences at the Richard Tapia conference.
Borg Early Career Award (BECA)
The BECA award recognizes women in industrial/governmental research labs who have had a positive and significant impact on advancing women in the computing research community.
Harrold and Notkin Research and Graduate Mentoring Award
The award recognizes faculty members from non-profit, U.S. institutions who combine outstanding research accomplishments with excellence in graduate mentoring, as well as those who advocate for recruiting, encouraging, and promoting women and minorities in computing fields.
JrProfessHers is a moderated mailing list for women faculty in computer science, computer engineering and information technology who do not yet have tenure.
ProfessHers is a moderated mailing list for women faculty members in computer science, computer engineering, and information technology to informally discuss issues related to their jobs and being successful in their careers.
ResearcHers is a mailing list of women computer science, computer engineering or information technology researchers from industry, industrial and government research labs and academia. The list is international, with members from six continents.
Programs for Industry and Government Researchers
Early Career Mentoring Workshop (Early CMW)
The Early CMW workshop brings junior researchers and educators together with women that are established in their fields for career mentoring. Topics include: how to build a great research program, how to prepare for promotion and success, and how to balance work and life.
Mid-Career Mentoring Workshop (Mid CMW)
The Mid CMW workshop brings women in the middle stages of a research or teaching career together with senior women for career mentoring. Topics include: how to be an effective leader, how to prepare for promotion to a more senior position, and how to balance work and life.
Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS)
The DLS program provides funding to host prominent academic and industrial researchers that can serve as role models and mentors for young women and minorities. The visitors deliver technical talks and participate in graduate recruiting events.
Career Mentoring Tracks at Grace Hopper
CRA-W hosts Career-Mentoring Tracks for early and mid-career audiences at Grace Hopper.
Borg Early Career Award (BECA)
The BECA award recognizes women in industrial/governmental research labs who have had a positive and significant impact on advancing women in the computing research community.
ProfessHers is a moderated mailing list for women faculty members in computer science, computer engineering, and information technology to informally discuss issues related to their jobs and being successful in their careers.
ResearcHers is a discussion mailing list whose purpose is to provide a space for communication and networking of women in computer science research, breaking the isolation of women computer scientists in industry, government labs, and academia.
CRA-W Projects
For Women at All Levels in the Research Pipeline:
Career Mentoring Tracks at Grace Hopper
In these sessions at Grace Hopper, successful computer scientists provide mentoring and career guidance to undergraduates, graduate students, faculty and researchers in industry and government labs.
Career Mentoring Tracks at Tapia
In these sessions at Tapia, successful computer scientists provide mentoring and career guidance to undergraduates, graduate students, , faculty and researchers in industry and government labs.
Other Projects
Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline
The CRA Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP) is an evaluation and research center designed to help increase diversity in the field of computing research. Click here to find evaluations of CRA-W REUs and Grad Cohort Workshops.
CRA-W articles provide insight about the status of women in computing research, activities CRA-W is engaged in, and inspirational stories of successful women. Here you can find CRA-W Newsletter, Expanding the Pipeline Column, and others.
CRA-W provides women scholarships and awards throughout their academic and career paths. Find out what awards and scholarships, you may be eligible for.
Broadening Participation Alliance
CRA-W and the Coalition to Diversify Computing (CDC) to work in collaboration with funding from NSF to provide mentoring and support for women and underrepresented groups at every level of the research and education pipeline. The following is a list of active joint projects.
