What is the LEAP Alliance?
The LEAP Alliance is focused on diversifying future leadership in the computing professoriate at research universities as a way to increase diversity across the field of computing.
The LEAP Alliance includes three cohorts of universities focused on computer science doctoral programs. Many of the graduate application deadlines are rapidly approaching, especially for the consideration of assistantships. It is important to check the requirements for GRE, as many institutions no longer require the GRE or have suspended this requirement for now. All LEAP institutions have faculty and staff advocates for the LEAP Fellows.
Application Deadlines:
Below are the deadlines for computer science Fall 2026 Ph.D. admissions for the LEAP Alliance institutions:
In the case that additional time is needed to complete your application, we strongly encourage you to reach out directly to the institution to identify possible flexibility with the given deadlines.
Reference – Computer Science Awards, Scholarships, & Fellowships
As an additional reference, below is a link to a GitHub site created by former LEAP Fellow Chinasa T. Okolo. The site includes a curated list of fellowships and scholarships for graduate students in Computer Science and related fields: https://github.com/chinasaokolo/csGraduateFellowships