CRA Distinguished Service Award
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Overview
Program Type: Recognition award for outstanding service to the computing research community
Eligibility: Open to computing researchers and leaders who have made significant contributions to advancing computing research and the field
Focus Areas:
- Leadership in computing research
- Service to the computing research community
- Advancement of computing research initiatives
- Government and policy contributions to computing science
Geographic Scope: United States
Background: This is CRA's highest honor recognizing exceptional service and leadership in computing research. Past awardees have held prominent positions such as NSF Assistant Director for CISE and have launched major research initiatives.
What The Computing Research Association Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 58
- Total given
- $7.63M
- Median grant
- $79K
- Range
- $6,057–$989K
- By dollars: California 15%, Washington 13%, New York 10%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Atlanta, GA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
University of Washington · Seattle, WA
Research
$989K
Morehouse College · Atlanta, GA
Research
$400K
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI
Research
$334K
Columbia University · New York, NY
Research
$334K
Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA
Research
$333K
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Fields of Work
- Science research
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