The CRA-W Distributed Mentor Program (CRA-W DMP) and the CDC Distributed Mentor Program (CDC DMP) are highly selective programs that
match promising undergraduates with a faculty mentor for a summer research experience at the faculty member’s home institution. This
experience s invaluable for students who are considering graduate school, providing them with a close-up view of what graduate school
is really like and also increasing their competitiveness as an applicant for graduate admissions and fellowships. 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.
The CRA-W DMP (operating since 1994) seeks to increase the number of women
entering graduate studies in the fields of CS & CE while the CDC DMP (launched in 2007) seeks to increase the number of men and
women from underrepresented groups entering graduate studies in the fields of CS & CE. ("CRA - W." About CRA - W. CRA -
DMP. 4 July-Aug. 2008 <http://www.cra.org/Activities/craw/aboutCraw.php>.)
