WELCOME
We are excited to host this unique Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at the College of Staten Island. This REU Site will give students a great opportunity to tackle challenging and practical projects requiring parallelism, with the technical support from one of the most dynamic center in high performance computing in the NYC metropolitan area, The City University of New York High Performance Computing Center (CUNY HPCC), while learning theoretical concepts and programming techniques (e.g., heuristics, exact methods of evaluation) in different research areas of computer science.
ELIGIBILITY
- A citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
- A STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) major.
- Complete at least sophomore year of study.
- Remain an undergraduate student in Fall 2017.
- Preferably have completed courses of discrete math, data structures and algorithms.
- GPA 3.0 or above.
IMPORTANT DATES
- Application Deadline: Extended to March 15, 2017.
- Decision notification: April 7, 2017.
- Student acceptance letter: April 17, 2017.
- Program begins: June 5, 2017.
- Program ends: August 11, 2017.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
- Complete the Application Form [doc], and save it as a pdf file.
- Complete a voluntary Confidential Form [doc], and save it as a pdf file.
- Provide a personal statement describing your career goals. How this experience will enhance these goals.
- A resume including courses taken, and research/working experiences.
- A copy of your school transcripts, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
- Provide two letters of recommendation, at least one letter must come from a faculty member in your major. Ask your references directly email the letters to REU@csi.cuny.edu.
- Proof of medical insurance.
- Make all your documents as pdf files and submit them via email to REU@csi.cuny.edu.