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Student Chapters
Your new favorite way to connect with your peers.
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Start a chapter
Access additional benefits to advance your career
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Manage your chapter
Keep your roster and chapter information up-to-date
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Chapter benefits
From grants to traveling lecturers, your chapter can receive some incredible benefits
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Benefits
Participating in a student chapter helps you develop technical knowledge, leadership experience and lasting relationships with peers and mentors.
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Start a Chapter
On-demand training programs, internships and job opportunities at your fingertips.
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Manage a Chapter
Optica and the Optica Foundation recognize student excellence through competitions, travel grants and other programs.
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Chapter Toolkit
Access updated, Optica-branded materials like zoom backgrounds, templates for social media posts, officer certificates and more.
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