Reminders
- Slack Group: Join
Don’t forget to join the oSTEM Slack group (if it works)!! Beyond networking with other members and getting behind-the-scenes gossip, you’ll also receive updates on our Resources & Opportunities and helpful adjacent material (ie. O4U’s LGBTQ+ Resume slides and National oSTEM Scholarships tips).
oSTEM
- O4U Conference Coordination: Contact Info Form
Congrats & best wishes to all of our O4U Digital and Engineering/Life Science Conference attendees, who will be traveling to both NYC and Minnesota in 2 weeks!! If you are attending any of the conferences, please fill out the form above so that we can coordinate travel and group logistics!!
- Website
Visit our CCC website to browse through our compiled Resources & Opportunities (scholarships, conferences, etc.), read more about our iconic E-Board, and find other general oSTEM links. The website is regularly updated, if you spot any issues or know of an R&O we haven’t included, our Feedback Form is always open!
University
- GEM Recruitment Event at RIT: Registration Form
The University of Rochester is co-hosting an event on RIT’s campus: the Fall 2024 GEM Getting Ready for Advanced Degrees Laboratory (GRAD Lab) on Saturday, September 21, 2024. This FREE event features a Graduate Resource Fair where you can meet department faculty and learn about pursuing a Master's or PhD degree. Register now to receive a resource packet and create a prospect card for fellowship applications. Plus, attendees who stay until the end of the presentation will be entered into a raffle.
- Request for Research Participants from the University of Rochester: Survey Form
Tegra Myanna (they/them), a graduate student at the University of Georgia, is seeking participants for their dissertation research on Queer & Trans undergraduate engineers. Their study examines how campus climate and science identity predict sense of belonging among LGBTQIA (QT) undergraduate engineering students at institutes of technology compared to equally selective comprehensive universities. They are inviting all QT undergraduate engineering students to participate in this study. If you are interested, fill out the survey form linked above. Their email address is also provided in the form if you have any questions.
Outside
- O4U Business Conference: Round 1 Applications due by October 4, 2024
Out for Undergrad’s (O4U) conferences are life-changing experiences for LGBTQ2+ undergrads (whether you are out, selectively out, or it’s complicated). Their all-expenses-paid conferences feature prominent queer speakers, mentorship discussions, legendary career fairs, and more! Their Business Conference is tentatively scheduled for March 2025 in NYC, read more here.
- Transgender First Scholarship: Applications due by December 31, 2024
TFS’s annual $2.5k scholarship is open to trans/non-binary+ college students of all majors. The application is relatively short, but it does ask for a blog/social media post (300-1000 words) on your experiences. Feel free to contact us for blog post guidance if you’d like to go that route.
See you this Wednesday at our next GMM! <3
