REU: Education Data Mining at George Mason University

Opportunity Description:

The primary goal of this inter-disciplinary REU Site program is to expose ten high quality undergraduate students to advanced topics in analytics, data mining, and visualization techniques as applied to data from the education domain. Students will participate in projects with the central theme of improving instructional technology design, enhancing academic curricula and modeling learning experiences. This focus on education-centered analysis will provide the participating undergraduate students a deeper understanding of both general data mining techniques and a broader taste for educational design. This REU Site program will make it a priority to engage and recruit under-represented minorities and women to pursue multi-disciplinary careers that transcend computer science and educational sciences. Careful student-student and student-mentor(s) pairings, as well as opportunities for developing organically- formed partnerships will foster an inclusive academic culture.

Each candidate will receive a $6000 stipend for the ten-week duration. Lodging is provided at Mason dormitories. Meals are covered at $25/day, and some travel expenses to Mason will also be covered.

Minimum Qualifications and/or Eligibility Requirements: 

Students must be a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident, and must be currently enrolled in an accredited undegraduate program.

Application Process: 

The GMU REU site is not currently running (there will not be a cohort this coming summer). In the meantime, please do look for other REU site opportunities across the nation!

https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.jsp?unitid=5049

The remainder of this page records the usual application process, last in place for 2021.