Eligibility Requirements:
To determine eligibility in McNair Scholars Program, students must be:
From a family that qualifies as low income
(taxable income below 150% of the current federally-determined poverty level) and be a first-generation college student (neither parent/guardian obtained a Bachelor's degree), to determine low income status use your 2010 tax return
OR
A member of a group that is historically under represented at the doctoral level. The Department of Education defines these groups as Black (non-Hispanic), Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaskan Native, and, in some fields, women.
Eligible applicants MUST also be:
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Citizens or nationals of the US, or a permanent resident
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Currently enrolled or accepted for admission to UW-River Falls
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Transfer students are encouraged to apply
Eligible applicants will meet the following academic criteria:
