Student Chapters

Your new favorite way to connect with your peers.

Chapter benefits
From grants to traveling lecturers, your chapter can receive some incredible benefits

Participating in a student chapter helps you develop technical knowledge, leadership experience and lasting relationships with peers and mentors.

On-demand training programs, internships and job opportunities at your fingertips.

Optica and the Optica Foundation recognize student excellence through competitions, travel grants and other programs.

Access updated, Optica-branded materials like zoom backgrounds, templates for social media posts, officer certificates and more.

Find resources

Find Optica student chapter near you using this map.