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At External Research & Programs, we are focused
on advancing the state of the art of computing. We
collaborate with university researchers around the
world, focusing on current real-world issues,
cutting-edge research, challenges facing the
academic ecosystem, and innovative approaches to
education that prepare students for the challenges
of the future. We do this through a host of programs
designed to advance the frontiers of computing and
science. We seek engagements with colleges and
universities in specific areas of significant
potential where our contributions add the greatest
value. Our efforts are focused on a limited number
of initiatives, each addressing a specific area of
research or curriculum interest. Public requests for
proposals are a central feature of our engagement
model. In 2004 alone, we provided 78 academics
almost $4 million. And we supported more than 125
research projects over the past two years at
universities around the world in areas including
social computing, gaming, and robotics. Our
Curriculum Repository features more than 1,000
curriculum resources—more than 380 are complete
courses—and averages 14,000 downloads per month.
These tools are free to students and academics, and
source code is made available to support teaching
and research through the Shared Source Program.
Moreover, hundreds of university faculty and
students participate in group-sponsored workshops,
lecture series, and specialized conferences each
year, such as the annual Faculty Summit, which
brings together hundreds of academics from more than
175 institutions worldwide.
And to cultivate the next generation of
computer-science leaders, we continues to offer PhD
and faculty fellowships. More than 100 fellowships
have been awarded since 1997—$1.2 million to 24 PhD
fellows and another $1 million to five new faculty
fellows in 2004 alone. And in the United States, we
hired approximately 1,140 interns and 1,040
graduates from about 250 universities around the
world in 2004.
Explore these pages to learn more about how we
are an extension of the academic community.
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