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Being in the Room Changes Everything
Advancing Science Conference Grant
Every year, students arrive at the NOBCChE Annual Conference with ambition, talent, and the potential to change the future of STEM. What many of them need is the opportunity to be in the room.
Campaign Goal: 50 Students
Every gift moves a student closer to the room.
Meet the Students Your Gift Makes Possible
One conference. One mentor. One conversation. For many students, attending the NOBCChE Annual Conference becomes the turning point in their academic and professional journey. New student stories will be added every week through the conference.
Become a Legacy Supporter
Sponsor Two Students. Receive a Special Thank You.
When you sponsor two students through the Annual Science Conference Grant Campaign, you’ll receive an exclusive, limited-edition NOBCChE Campaign Blanket.
More than a gift, it represents your commitment to creating opportunities, expanding access, and investing in the next generation of Black chemists, chemical engineers, and STEM leaders.
Because when you help two students get in the room, you help shape countless futures.
Removing Barriers. Creating Access.
The Advancing Science Conference Grant helps remove financial barriers by providing support for students to attend the NOBCChE Annual Conference.
Through the generosity of our members, alumni, partners, and supporters, students gain access to transformative experiences that shape their academic and professional journeys.
At the conference, students present research, connect with mentors, explore graduate and career opportunities, engage with industry leaders, build lifelong professional networks, and discover a community that believes in their success.
For many, one conversation leads to a research opportunity. One introduction leads to an internship. One mentor helps shape a career.
The room changes everything.
Why Your Support Matters
Your gift directly invests in the next generation of chemists, chemical engineers, and STEM leaders by helping students:
Every contribution, regardless of size, helps create opportunities that students may not otherwise have.
Any amount Helps
whether $1 or the full scholarship amount of $1250.
- Click on the Donate/Pledge button or link
- Fill in the fields at the top including the amount you’d like to donate.
- Select “Advancing Science Conference Grant (ASCG)” from the dropdown “Apply my donation to the following Campaign:”
- Enter your payment information and submit.Prefer to pledge now and pay later? Choose pledge under payment method and you’ll receive an invoice with a link to pay online at your convenience.
- Prefer to pledge now and pay later? Choose pledge under payment method and you’ll receive an invoice with a link to pay online at your convenience.
Excellence. Access. Opportunity.
The NOBCChE Annual Conference is more than an event—it is a place where students discover possibility, build confidence, and become part of a community committed to their success.
When you support the ASCG Campaign, you are investing in future scientists, innovators, educators, entrepreneurs, and leaders—and advancing NOBCChE’s 2026-2030 Strategic Plan.Help Change a Life
Your generosity makes opportunity possible.
Your investment creates access. Your support builds the future.
Join the Annual Student Conference Grant Campaign today and help ensure that the next generation of STEM leaders
has a seat in the room where futures are shaped.
Donate Today. Empower a Student. Build the Future.