SPIE Altruism | Engineers and Scientists Shape the Future

Inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers by becoming more involved with your Society's altruistic activities. We are an educational, not-for-profit organization that contributes a significant percentage of revenue, every month, every year, without a separate funding-raising campaign or administrative foundation. It's what we do.

Read more about the altruistic endeavors of the Society in our Photonics for a Better World blog.

But we couldn't do it without you and the time of volunteers around the world. Want to get involved? Email: help@spie.org

In 2017, SPIE provided $4 million in support of education and outreach programs.

	SPIE Education Fund In 2017, SPIE awarded over $370,000 to support 88 student scholarships and 30 educational outreach projects.
	Student Resources SPIE programs support student chapters, student author travel, and professional development with a range of programs like Lunch with the Experts at our conferences and the Photonics West Startup Challenge.
	Educators and Teaching Tools Free educational resources, posters, videos, hands-on projects, and information about science fair support and educator training.
	Global Programs Global programs include free journal access for developing nations, Visiting Lecturers, support for the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, UNESCO collaboration for teacher training in developing nations, and the Women in Optics network.
Here are some additional examples of how the SPIE community serves:   Rising Researchers   Entrepreneurial Support   International Day of Light   Government Advocacy in the USA   Government Advocacy Internationally   Congressional Fellowships   Post-doc Research Fellowships   Scholarships for Aspiring Managers
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