Students and Young Professionals Information
Students
OSA Foundation Student Travel Grants
Young Professionals
Students
Student members are an important and active part of the OSA community. Student benefits are built around the unique needs of those preparing to enter the professional world of optics. As an OSA Student Member, you join a worldwide community of optics and photonics scientists, engineers and business leaders. Join us today.
Benefits extended to students at this meeting include the following:
- Discounted registration fees
- Paper presentation awards
- Registration and travel support - The meeting organizers have solicited limited funding from granting agencies and corporate contributions to provide some assistance for students to attend this meeting. Interested students, should sent an email to lholloway@osa.org including the following:
- Participation at the meeting - oral or poster presenter?
- Affiliation and status
- Description of need
- Travel grants to students qualifying developing nations (see additional details below)
OSA Foundation Student Travel Grants
The OSA Foundation is pleased to offer travel grants to students working or studying in a qualifying developing nation who plan to attend Lasers, Sources and Related Photonics Devices Optics and Photonics Congress. Travel grants will average $1,000 US per award. Application Deadline: 20 November 2011
Go to the OSA Foundation Travel Grant page for details on criteria and application requirements.
Young Professionals
If you would like to be more involved in the meeting, you may ask to be considered to assist with any of the following by completing an OSA Volunteer Form:
- Preside a session
- Organize student activities
- Organize local/special events
- Solicit and evaluate papers
- Social networking
- Meeting Administration
