Alvarado, C., & Hummel, J., & Mirza, D., & Revelo, R. A. (2021, July), The Early Research Scholars Program  Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference. 10.18260/1-2--37851

\bibitem{asee_peer_37851}
  Alvarado, C., \& Hummel, J., \& Mirza, D., \& Revelo, R. A. (2021, July), \emph{The Early Research Scholars Program}
  Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference.
  10.18260/1-2--37851

Christine Alvarado, Joe Hummel, Diba Mirza, and Renata A. Revelo.  "The Early Research Scholars Program".  2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference, 2021, July.  ASEE Conferences, 2021.  https://peer.asee.org/37851 Internet.  15 Jan, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_37851}
  Christine Alvarado, Joe Hummel, Diba Mirza, and Renata A. Revelo.
  "The Early Research Scholars Program".
  \emph{2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference, 2021, July}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2021.
  https://peer.asee.org/37851 Internet.  15 Jan, 2025

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AB  - In this paper we present an overview of the Early Research Scholars Program (ERSP), an NSF-sponsored research program (Division of Undergraduate Education) with the following objectives:

1.	To excite participants through early exposure to computing research and the challenges facing computing researchers today.
2.	To teach participants the fundamental skills involved in conducting research.
3.	To create a diverse and supportive community within their department, with a particular focus on engaging students from groups currently underrepresented in computer science including women, African Americans, Latinxs, Native Americans and indigenous peoples.

ERSP was first piloted at the U. of California San Diego, and has since broadened to include UCSB, UIC, and Stanford.  Focusing on CS and ECE students early in their undergraduate career, we pair teams of undergraduate students with graduate student and faculty mentors for a year-long research experience.  The data suggests this year-long experience improves student outcomes, including retention and a sense of belonging (in both the academic and research communities).  We believe the ERSP model can be easily replicated at other institutions, with minimal investment from the host department.

AU  - Christine Alvarado
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AU  - Renata A. Revelo
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