Students and Young Professionals Information:
Students
Young Professionals
Students
Did you know 23% of attendees at the NLO meeting in 2009 were students? Don’t miss your opportunity this year to meet your fellow students in the optics community!
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 –Limited financial support may be available for this meeting. Interested students should sent an email to bhirsc@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)
- Limited funding for registration and/or travel may be provided by the National Science Foundation, for graduate students who are lawfully in the United States, to attend NLO 2011. Please email Dan McDonold for more information.
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 Nonlinear Optics (NLO).Travel grants will average $1,000 US per award.
Application Deadline: 6 May 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
