{"id":2436,"date":"2026-03-17T11:14:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/?page_id=2436"},"modified":"2026-03-19T09:59:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T16:59:14","slug":"sponsor-summer-of-cs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/research\/summer-research\/sponsor-summer-of-cs\/","title":{"rendered":"Sponsor Summer of CS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Each summer, Harvey Mudd College\u2019s Computer Science Summer Research Program gives undergraduate students the opportunity to engage in purposeful, faculty-mentored research while building the skills that prepare them for careers in both academia and industry. Demand for the program continues to exceed our capacity\u2014an increasingly urgent challenge amid reduced federal REU funding and fewer internship opportunities across the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/03\/SummerofCS-Partners-1-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/03\/SummerofCS-Partners-1-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/03\/SummerofCS-Partners-1-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/03\/SummerofCS-Partners-1-1024x171.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/03\/SummerofCS-Partners-1-768x128.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/03\/SummerofCS-Partners-1-1536x256.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/03\/SummerofCS-Partners-1-2048x341.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>We invite organizations to support this work by <strong>contributing at any level <\/strong>or by exploring opportunities to\u00a0<strong>partner more directly through sponsoring a summer research project<\/strong>. These partnerships offer a meaningful way to engage with emerging talent while supporting students tackling impactful, real-world problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you&#8217;re interested in sponsoring a summer research project for 2027, please get in touch with us for more details. <\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donations to the Summer of CS program are open at any time of the year. There is\u00a0<strong>no minimum contribution<\/strong>\u2014support at any level makes a difference and helps expand access to these opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supporting organizations may be recognized on our program website and invited to engage with students through summer programming such as our&nbsp;<strong>CS Chats<\/strong>&nbsp;speaker series, which connects students with professionals across the tech industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Interested in getting involved?<\/strong>\u00a0Contact us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:&#115;&#117;m&#109;ero&#102;cs&#64;&#99;s.&#104;&#109;&#99;&#46;&#101;d&#117;\">&#115;&#117;&#109;m&#101;r&#111;fc&#115;&#64;&#99;&#115;&#46;hm&#99;&#46;&#101;d&#117;<\/a>\u00a0to learn more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Past Sponsors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1644\" height=\"1122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/03\/USDA.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2464\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4652657989650306;width:239px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/03\/USDA.png 1644w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/03\/USDA-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/03\/USDA-1024x699.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/03\/USDA-768x524.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/03\/USDA-1536x1048.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1644px) 100vw, 1644px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where does the money go?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All donated funding goes directly to students. Funds can help students with: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Housing costs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Salaries\/Stipends<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social outings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leadership development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/02\/2Summer-Research-070825-Wloka-0236-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/02\/2Summer-Research-070825-Wloka-0236-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/02\/2Summer-Research-070825-Wloka-0236-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/02\/2Summer-Research-070825-Wloka-0236-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/02\/2Summer-Research-070825-Wloka-0236-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/02\/2Summer-Research-070825-Wloka-0236-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/02\/2Summer-Research-070825-Wloka-0236-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each summer, Harvey Mudd College\u2019s Computer Science Summer Research Program gives undergraduate students the opportunity to engage in purposeful, faculty-mentored [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":407,"featured_media":0,"parent":295,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2436","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/407"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2436"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2468,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2436\/revisions\/2468"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}