The NSF has set up the REU program in order to involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs so as to attract talented students into careers in science and engineering.
The full title of this program is REU Site: Scientific Computing for Structure in Big or Complex Datasets and it is NSF grant CNS-1659144 and CNS-1949972. The REU program is described in program solicitation NSF 13-542, Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU).