The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce in the United States. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees in fields within NSF's mission. The GRFP provides three years of support for the graduate education of individuals who have demonstrated their potential for significant achievements in science and engineering research. The ranks of NSF Fellows include individuals who have made transformative breakthroughs in science and engineering research and have become leaders in their chosen careers and Nobel laureates.

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The Wu Fellowships are Princeton's most prestigious award for graduate study in engineering and are made to new graduate students who demonstrate the potential to be world leaders in their fields in the 21st century. Wu Fellows are awarded four years of full financial support, including full tuition and a premium stipend. In addition, the award provides funds that can be used by the student for research expenditures and for travel to international professional conferences.

The Neubauer Scholars Program was founded in 2000 by Joesph Neubauer (E'63). The program was established to encourage intellectually gifted young men and women who have the initiative, curiosity, and drive to become future scholars and campus leaders at Tufts. At its heart, the program intends to enhance the scholars' ability to engage in critical thinking and to help them mature into future leaders in their chosen professions. While the intellectual climate at Tufts will greatly contribute to the enrichment of these scholars, their presence on campus, reciprocally, will enhance the intellectual climate of the Tufts community at large.

When students begin the application process, the Admissions Department identifies and recruits Neubauer Scholars to Tufts. The Neubauer Scholarship replaces students' federal and university loans with grant money for four years of undergraduate education, and awards a grant of $3500 to be used toward research expenses and academic enrichment opportunities.

The James Schmolze Prize is awarded annually to a graduating senior who has demonstrated excellence in computer science studies.

The Audrey Butvay Gruss Science Award is awarded annually to a Tufts undergraduate who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement in any of the sciences, and includes a $2500 scholarship prize. This award was established in 1992 by Audrey Butvay Gruss, an alumna of Jackson College.

The objective of the Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU) is to increase the number of women and underrepresented groups entering graduate studies in the fields of computer science and engineering. This highly selective program matches promising undergraduate women and underrepresented groups with a faculty mentor for a summer research experience at the faculty member's home institution. Students are directly involved in a research project and interact with graduate students and professors on a daily basis.

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The goal of the Multidisciplinary Research Opportunities for Women (MRO-W) initiative is to involve undergraduate students in collaborative, multidisciplinary research creating and using cyberinfrastructure, and to allow women computer science undergraduates to investigate applications of computer science to other areas in which they may have an interest and to serve as a catalyst for forming new multidisciplinary partnerships. Teams of undergraduates from both computing and non-computing fields will work during the academic year and potentially the following summer at their home institutions. The women students will each receive a stipend of $3,000 for their work during the academic year and $4,000 during the summer. Each project may also request up to $1,500 to be used for special equipment, travel, or supporting materials.

• Unfortunately, the MRO-W program is no longer accepting applications.
• More information about the MRO-W program (2008-2010)

The Bioinformatics Summer Institute program provides an opportunity for exceptionally talented students who are interested in pursuing a career in bioinformatics to participate in a comprehensive research and learning experience.

Students will partake in an extensive 3-week education program consisting of courses bridging molecular life sciences and computer sciences to achieve a common goal. They will then have a unique opportunity to work with leading scientists and subsequently apply their knowledge towards a mentored state-of-the-art research project of their choice for the following 7-8 weeks.

• Unfortunately, the SoCalBSI program is no longer accepting applications.
• More information about the SoCalBSI program (2003-2009)