Conference Volunteer

Before the Conference

Review Student Applications

Applications reviewers are professionals with a bachelor’s degree or higher who volunteer to review 2022 SACNAS student applications online PRIOR to the conference.

Note: This is a pre-conference opportunity in the Spring and Summer. Volunteers are  not eligible for discounted or waived conference registration. Undergraduate Students are not eligible to participate as reviewers.

As a research presentation application reviewer you will receive: 

• Approximately 15 abstracts in your discipline to review 
• Guidelines to score assigned abstracts 

• Each abstract takes approximately 20 minutes to review. Total time = Approximately 5 hours between May 4 to May 15 (Spring Period).

Questions: Email presentations@sacnas.org 

As a travel scholarship application reviewer you will receive:: 

• Approximately 20 scholarship applications to review 
• Guidelines to score assigned applications 

• Each application takes approximately 20 minutes to review. Total time = Approximately 6 hours betweenMay 4 to May 15 (Spring Period).

Questions: Email travelscholarships@sacnas.org

Review Session Proposals

Session reviewers are professionals with a bachelor’s degree or higher who volunteer to review session proposals submitted for the 2022 SACNAS National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Conference. They are a crucial part of the session selection process that ensures variety and quality in conference programming. Reviewers have two weeks to complete their assignments on their own time.

Note: This is a pre-conference opportunity from April 20 – May 6, 2022. Volunteers are not eligible for discounted or waived conference registration. Undergraduate students, and persons affiliated with a session proposal are not eligible to participate as session reviewers.

As a session reviewer, you will receive: 

• Approximately 10 proposals to review that relate to your expertise or experience
• Guidelines to score assigned proposals
• Confirmation of work completed

Volunteer time: 

• Each proposal takes approximately 20 minutes to review. Total time = Approximately 3.5 hours between April 20 to May 6, 2022.

Questions: Email sessions@sacnas.org

During the Conference

Mentor Judge

For many students getting direct mentorship can make all the difference in validating and motivating them to persist in their STEM journey. By serving as a mentor judge, volunteers provide constructive feedback and motivation to student research presenters, including many first-time presenters and first-generation college students. In addition to giving back to student SACNISTAs, this is a great opportunity to get exposed to new research in your field, as well as networking and recruiting talented students.  

Time commitment:  Approximately 2 hours  during the conference October 27 to 29, 2022 in Puerto Rico.

Eligibility: 

• Motivated to provide positive and constructive feedback to student presenters 
• Must be a STEM professional with a
  Master’s degree or PhD 
• Currently in a Master’s or PhD program? You will be assigned to undergraduate poster presentations 
• Previous experience in judging/mentoring similar events preferred but not required! 
• Must be a registered attendee for the 2022 SACNAS NDiSTEM conference
  
  

IMPORTANT: Mentor judges are not eligible for discounted or waived conference registration 

Requesting funding from your institution? Let them know you’ll be serving as a mentor! 

Any other questions? Contact our team.