McNair Scholars Program

Benefits of being a Mcnair Scholars

Paid Summer Research Internship at the end of your junior year

Paid room and board during your Summer Research Internship

Travel to national and regional research conferences

Faculty mentor to guide your research

Waiver of graduate school application fees and GRE fees

Eligibility for graduate fellowships and assistantships up to $40,000/yr

A laptop computer for your use during your senior year

Seminars and workshops to prepare for admission to graduate school

Thinking about graduate school?

Each year, twelve to fifteen new undergraduate McNair Scholars are selected for two years of intensive mentoring, specialized seminars, collaborative research, and a paid summer research internship, all of which prepare them for graduate school. McNair Scholars include promising students from groups traditionally underrepresented in doctoral programs and are selected through an application and interview process. Faculty referrals are encouraged.

Submit your application to the McNair Scholars Program.

Apply today!

Recruitment for Fall 2008 Scholars will continue until spaces are filled.

For more information on eligibility, program services, program benefits or the application process, please contact the McNair Scholars Coordinator at (715) 425-3531.

Named to honor the African-American astronaut who perished with the Challenger Mission in 1986, the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program assists eligible low-income, first-generation students to prepare for and enter graduate programs leading to a doctoral degree.

Funding of $231, 448 per year for the McNair Program is provided by the U.S. Department of Education TRIO Grant.