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Background Information
Created in 1980, UCLA’s National Society of Black Engineers or NSBE chapter has been constantly striving to support black engineers in their paths to success. UCLA’s NSBE chapter currently has around 60 members, representing each major in the school of Engineering. Without much support however, these students are not able to reach their highest potential of success. There are only around 5% of undergraduates and 6% of graduates in total who are Black, not including the smaller number of Black engineering students. This leads to Black students who need a community and support.
What is NSBE Nationals?
NSBE National Convention is one of our largest conferences of the year with 10,000+ Black engineering students and professionals from around the country gathering for an immersive experience full of professional growth, networking, career fairs, workshops, community building, research competitions, and more! Last year out of the 10 NSBE at UCLA members that attended, 6 of our members received interviews or job/internship offers from the NSBE Nationals Career Fair! One of our members even won 2nd place in the Technical Oral Research Competition for his research titled “Speech recognition for Children’s African American English”.
This year NSBE National Convention will be held in Kansas City, Missouri. We have to travel further this year for the national convention and ask for your help in providing assistance to bring more members. The estimated cost to fund one student is $1017.
How can you help?
Help support the next generation of Black engineers access the resources that they need in order to succeed!
Your donation will go directly to help a Black engineer attend this year's NSBE’s National Convention, giving students the opportunity to be able to attend the Convention without worrying about the price of flights, hotels, and registration for the Convention.
Thank you for your support to help UCLA’s Black engineers grow in their pursuits to better the world!
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With a $75 donation, donors will receive a Digital 'Thank You' Card as a Thank You from NSBE! (fully tax-deductible)
With a $175 donation, you will be able to pay for a student's registration for NSBE Nationals! As a thank you, donors will receive a Digital 'Thank You' Card along with a digital NSBE Group Photo! (fully tax-deductible)
With a $325 donation, you will be able to pay for two students lodging for NSBE Nationals! As a thank you, donors will receive a Digital 'Thank You' Card along with a digitally written Student Testimonial on their experience! (fully tax-deductible)
With a $525 donation, you will be able to pay for a student's flight for NSBE Nationals! As a thank you, donors will receive a 'Thank You' Highlight on NSBE's Instagram along with two digitally written Student Testimonials on their experience! (fully tax-deductible)
With a $775 donation, you will be able to pay for a student's flight for NSBE Nationals! As a thank you, donors will receive a 'Thank You' Video, two digitally written Student Testimonials on their experience, and a NSBE Zoom Background! (fully tax-deductible)
With a $1017 donation, you will be able to pay for a student's full trip to NSBE Nationals! As a thank you, donors will receive a 'Thank You' video, Student Testimonial Video on their experience, and a NSBE Zoom Background! (fully tax-deductible)