THE CSGRAD4US FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM -THE COMPUTING RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (CRA) WILL MANAGE THE COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (CISE) GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP (CSGRAD4US) PROGRAM WITH THE AIM OF INCREASING THE NUMBER AND DIVERSITY OF DOMESTIC GRADUATE STUDENTS PURSUING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CAREERS IN THE CISE FIELDS. MANY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE RECIPIENTS HAVE OUTSTANDING JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN INDUSTRY AND AT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND ONLY A SMALL FRACTION OF THESE INDIVIDUALS CONSIDERS PURSUING A COMPUTING-RELATED DOCTORAL DEGREE PROGRAM. THE CSGRAD4US FELLOWSHIP PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BACHELOR?S DEGREE HOLDERS WHO MAY BE WORKING IN INDUSTRY OR OTHER SECTORS TO RETURN TO ACADEMIA AND PURSUE RESEARCH-BASED DOCTORAL DEGREES IN A CISE FIELD. THIS PROGRAM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT THE DOMESTIC CISE PHD PIPELINE AND PRODUCTION BY PROVIDING THE MONETARY INCENTIVES AND THE SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE TO SUCCESSFULLY APPLY AND PERSIST IN A DOCTORAL PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM STRONGLY ENCOURAG

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THE CSGRAD4US FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM -THE COMPUTING RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (CRA) WILL MANAGE THE COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (CISE) GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP (CSGRAD4US) PROGRAM WITH THE AIM OF INCREASING THE NUMBER AND DIVERSITY OF DOMESTIC GRADUATE STUDENTS PURSUING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CAREERS IN THE CISE FIELDS. MANY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE RECIPIENTS HAVE OUTSTANDING JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN INDUSTRY AND AT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND ONLY A SMALL FRACTION OF THESE INDIVIDUALS CONSIDERS PURSUING A COMPUTING-RELATED DOCTORAL DEGREE PROGRAM. THE CSGRAD4US FELLOWSHIP PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BACHELOR?S DEGREE HOLDERS WHO MAY BE WORKING IN INDUSTRY OR OTHER SECTORS TO RETURN TO ACADEMIA AND PURSUE RESEARCH-BASED DOCTORAL DEGREES IN A CISE FIELD. THIS PROGRAM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT THE DOMESTIC CISE PHD PIPELINE AND PRODUCTION BY PROVIDING THE MONETARY INCENTIVES AND THE SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE TO SUCCESSFULLY APPLY AND PERSIST IN A DOCTORAL PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM STRONGLY ENCOURAG