Our Crowdfunding Groups
The Neuroscience & Cognitive Science Association of Students (NSCSAS) is a student-run undergraduate club at the University of Arizona that was established in 2015. NSCSAS fosters a community of students and provides social, outreach, and professional opportunities to better our members and the Tucson community. We currently have 78 members. Our club has substantially grown in numbers over the years along with the impact we can have among students and our community.
In the past year, we organized professional events such as Alumni Panels or workshops with the UA’s Career Development; outreach events at Parkinson’s Wellness Recovery, UA Community Gardens or RunTucson; and social events to build a support network for our student community.
Since 2021, we have sponsored students to attend the annual Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Conference, which is one of the largest neuroscience conferences in the world. SfN is a valuable opportunity for undergraduate students to network with scientists and professionals in the neuroscience field to understand how research is done and communicated, and to exercise critical thinking. Furthermore, students can explore their neuroscience interests and gain insight to future career paths at SfN with the support of NSCSAS.
Due to the high travel and conference expenses, it has been difficult for NSCSAS to sponsor as many students as we would like to attend SfN, in addition to supporting the numerous events we want to host for our members each year. Therefore, our project aims to fundraise for future NSCSAS events and sponsor groups of 6-8 undergraduate students to attend the 2025 SfN conference by covering convention registration, lodging and transportation. We hope these funds will allow us to provide more enrichment events for our members to grow personally and professionally during their college journey.
