Donations

How to Contribute:

Donations to NOBCChE by credit card, cash, or check create tax deductable benefits for contributors.

Online Credit Card Donations
If you are a Member of NOBCChE, log in to the site before making a donation. Otherwise, make donations by credit card to NOBCChE by using our online secure form. Nonmembers click here to make a credit card donation.

Cash and Check Donations
If you would like to make a donation by cash or check, click on contact us, fill out the form, and submit it. Someone from NOBCChE will contact you concerning your donation.

Why We Need Your Support:

NOBCChE is a professional society of approximately 4000 scientists, engineers, and others dedicated to promoting the disciplines of chemistry and chemical engineering within the minority community. Seven forward-thinking individuals, who recognized the necessity for an association whose primary purpose is to serve the professional needs of black scientists and engineers, created the organization. Today, we are divided into five regions with over twenty-seven professional chapters and twenty-five college and university student chapters.

NOBCChE's objective of implementing programs that assist minorities in realizing their full potential in the fields of chemistry and chemical engineering is a year round process which culminates at our national conference. Our national conference is more important today than it has ever been to our nation, because it serves as a focal point to create synergy among minority individuals in the sciences, academia, government, and industry. We continue to exist primarily to support the process of preparing our young people to excel academically and to pursue careers in science and technology. Our next most important activity is to support African-American scientists and engineers in their career development and advancement.

Proceeds Raised for NOBCChE are Used to Help Support NOBCChE's National Programs Such as:

• Local and National Science Bowl Competitions
  
  
• Local and National Science Fair Competitions
  
  
• Professional Development Training for K-12 Teachers
  
  
• Adopt-a-School Program
  
  
• Training Secondary Students for Proficiency Tests
  
  
• National Science Academy

Funds Raised for the Annual Conference Support:

Undergraduate/Graduate Student Sponsorships - Support students attending the conference to present technical papers, do poster presentations, participate in technical seminars and workshops, and to meet and interview with companies for internships and employment. A sponsorship includes airfare, lodging, and meals.

High School  Student Sponsorships - Students from across the United States participate in the Science Fair and Science Bowl. A sponsorship includes airfare, lodging, and meals.

Teacher Sponsorships - Science teachers from the local area convene at the conference for a one-day workshop that is designed to increase their scientific knowledge and skills. The workshop includes a discussion on the issues and needs of secondary teachers in the next millennium. Funds will be needed for registration, the luncheon, and training supplies.

Scholarships - Funds to assist and encourage secondary students to attend and undergraduate and graduate students who are attending institutions of higher learning to seek careers in the sciences; to include, chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, and other related scientific disciplines.