Conference Volunteer

Before the Conference

Review Student Applications

Applications reviewers are professionals with a bachelor’s degree or higher who volunteer to review 2023 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.

Eligibility: 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 during the review period.
  
  

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 during the review period.

Review Session Proposals

Session reviewers are professionals with a bachelor’s degree or higher who volunteer to review session proposals submitted for the 2023 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, assignments will be provided on a rolling basis starting April 18th, all assignments are due on May 10th. Volunteers are not eligible for discounted or waived conference registration.

As a session reviewer volunteer you will receive: 

• Approximately 10 proposals to review that relate to your expertise or experience
• Welcome email with instructions on how to access your assignments in the portal
• Guidelines to score proposals based on the topic
• Confirmation of work completed

Volunteer time: Each proposal takes approximately 20 minutes to review. Total time = Approximately 3.5 hours starting in April - May. Check back in early 2024 for more details on how to become a session reviewer. 

Eligibility:  Undergraduate students and persons affiliated with a session proposal are not eligible to participate as session reviewers.

Any other questions? Contact our team.