Get Involved

Student Chapters

Your new favorite way to connect with your peers.

Start a chapter
Access additional benefits to advance your career

Manage your chapter
Keep your roster and chapter information up-to-date

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

Benefits

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

Discover opportunities

Start a Chapter

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

Learn more and apply

Manage a Chapter

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

Make the most of the experience

Chapter Toolkit

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

Find resources

Find a Chapter

While we are working on bringing bringing an exciting and new way to visualize chapters around the world, please use this list to find active student chapters.

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