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Intel Opportunity Scholar's Program

The College of Computing and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the Intel Corporation present the Georgia Tech-Intel Opportunity Scholar's Program.

The goal of the Program is to support and encourage the academic success, retention, and ultimate graduation rates of underrepresented students in computer science and electrical and computer engineering.

IOS began during the spring of 2003. Today, the program relies on the support of 18 Ph.D. students who mentor 50 underrepresented freshmen, sophomores, and juniors from the College of Computing and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The program pairs the graduate mentors with three undergraduate students who conduct paid research under his or her guidance. We present our yearly research every spring at a banquet where Intel representatives visit their sponsored scholars.

The program hosts three educational and developmental workshops per semester, it organizes weekly lab tours, it gives academic support through tutoring and mentoring and it networks the students with Intel. Two of our alumni have found jobs at Intel.

Scholar Benefits

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One (1) supervised research credit (CS2699) appears on your academic transcript.

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Each supervised research credit hour represents at least 50-60 total semester hours of research conducted by the Undergraduate Scholar.

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The faculty advisor to your PhD Mentor will meet with you two times during the semester about your research project - a great opportunity for a faculty connection and possible reference for your future!

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The financial scholarship award applied to Scholars' student account can be reflected on your resume as a bona fide scholarship from the Intel Corporation.

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Professional development workshops for Undergraduate Scholars.

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Monthly lunches funded by the scholarship program so that Mentors and Scholars can bond.

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Opportunities to meet and learn from the research community at Tech.

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Sponsorship for UROC Symposium at the end of the academic year.

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Focus Groups conducted to collect data regarding program outcomes.

Mentor Benefits

bulletPh.D. Mentors are paired with two (2) undergraduate Mentees.
bulletUndergraduate research credit is supervised by their Ph.D. Mentor and Faculty Advisor.
bullet Professional development workshops for your undergraduate Mentees.
bullet Monthly lunches funded by the scholarship program so that Mentors and Mentees can bond.
bullet Sponsorship for UROC Symposium at the end of the academic year.

 

 

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