SACNAS Professional Chapter Application
For any questions, please contact chapters@sacnas.org
(or U.S. Territory)
Your chapter name should follow one of the two following naming conventions:
1) Institution SACNAS Chapter
2) SACNAS Chapter at Institution
3) Area Name SACNAS Chapter
4) SACNAS Chapter of the Area Name
Examples include: "Genentech SACNAS Chapter", "SACNAS Chapter at Denali Therapeutics"
Examples include: "IUB SACNAS Chapter", "SACNAS BioMarin", "SACNAS at Lilly"
Your chapter should have a general email account for interested people to be able to contact your chapter. This may be an email setup through a free email service (e.g. bayareasacnas@gmail.com) or through your institution (e.g. sacnas@usc.edu).
If you have any social media accounts or a website for you chapter, please include them here.
A minimum of 5 professional members are required to start a new professional chapter. Members are highly encouraged to have an active SACNAS membership.
Enter number of members regardless of SACNAS Membership status.
Limit response to 300 words. Examples may include: seeking grants, collecting sales, and/or collecting donations. Note: if your chapter does not require fundraising from external sources, please indicate that here.
Professional SACNAS Chapters should provide at least 6 activities to their members per year, focusing on the areas below. Please describe your plan to include activities in one or more of the following areas. In areas you do not plan to host any activities, please put N/A.
Limit response to 300 words. Examples may include: guidance on career transitions, resources to prepare for a leadership position in STEM, and opportunities to enhance their leadership skills.
Limit response to 300 words. Examples may include: mentoring opportunities, as well as social activities outside of the workplace and research environments.
Limit response to 300 words. Examples may include: collaborating with local organizations, resources centers, and leaders to provide members with research and leadership opportunities, as well as securing funding for members to participate and represent institutions in national conferences.
Limit response to 300 words. Examples may include: engaging with universities and other local organizations to encourage students to pursue careers in STEM, advocating for local policies that positively impact URMs in STEM.
The SACNAS national office will contact this person, if there are any questions or updates about your chapter application.
Your application must include all of the following documents.
Use this template to provide a full roster of professionals and supporting staff. All members are encouraged to have an active SACNAS membership. Please list all members regardless of SACNAS Membership status.
Please make sure to use this template and include necessary signatures.
Please provide a timeline of proposed activities for the next 12 months. You can include any activities that have already taken place.
Use this template to submit activities timeline.
Why did you and your colleagues decide to start a Professional SACNAS Chapter? Answers will potentially be used for marketing purposes!