Participating students need to be enrolled in an accredited U.S. university or college and be U.S. citizens or permanent residents with at least a 3.0 GPA. We will give preference to seniors and juniors, but sophomores and freshmen will also be considered if they have a strong record. The applicants need to have a solid mathematical background, which includes calculus and statistics, and knowledge of basic algorithms and data structures. They also need to be proficient in Visual C++ or Java.
 

Required Materials :

1. Application Form
To prepare your application, you may print a copy of the form (Word, PDF). This will help you gather all the information required in the form. After you fill out a copy of the form, please e-mail it to yuans@uhd.edu.

2. Transcript

Please send a copy of unofficial transcript to yuans@uhd.edu together with the application form, and meanwhile send a copy of your official transcript to the following address:

REU Program c/o Dr. Shengli Yuan
Department of Computer Science and Engineering Technology
University of Houston-Downtown,
One Main St., Houston, TX 77002

3. Recommendation Letters
One recommendation letter from faculty members of your college are required. Here is the recommendation form (Word, PDF), please ask your faculty member to send the filled form by email to yuans@uhd.edu.