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Student Opportunities - Research, Training, and Funding
Further your academic and professional career by applying for an internship, fellowship, or scholarship. Continue your education, fund your research, and achieve your goals.
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Resources for Students
Articles, videos, and tools created by fellow SACNISTAs to aid in career planning and professional development or to simply learn what other students in your field are up to. See student resources by topic, discipline, etc.
Research Presentations at the SACNAS National Conference
SACNAS student programming is designed to help you reach scientific excellence and build a national network of peers and mentors. At the SACNAS National Conference you can present your research to a community of SACNAS scientists who are invested in your success. Present a poster on your research or take part in a graduate student scientific symposium and gain valuable feedback, develop your presentation skills, and network with professionals passionate about the SACNAS mission.
SACNAS Student Chapters
SACNAS student chapters are a great way to get involved with and stay connected to SACNAS. With over 55 SACNAS chapters nationwide you can be a part of SACNAS on a local level.
Featured Student Resources
The SACNAS Board of Directors held its quarterly meeting in Washington, DC on February 3 and 4, 2012, welcoming in seven new general members and President-Elect, Dr. Tina Garza, associate professor of biology at University of Texas at El Paso, and electing Dr. Lee Bitsóí (Diné) as Secretary. Generative discussions included: Read More >
SACNAS is pleased to announce the hiring of Sara Clarenbach, JD as Director of Communications. Ms. Clarenbach brings a breadth of experience to SACNAS, and a deep commitment to advancing Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in science. Read More >
SACNAS announces the results of the December board election. Members have voted in a new President-Elect, seven general board members, and one student representative. Read More >
Featured Student Sacnista
Gilberto Cardenas is a mathematics student who studies blind fish in underwater Mexican caves. As an undergraduate at the University of California, Irvine, Cardenas works in the biomechanics lab of Dr. Matt McHenry where they focus on a sensory organ in these fish called the lateral line. Cardenas explains that the lateral line is composed of tiny receptors which the fish rely on to detect the...
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