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Eligibility
Students must meet at least ONE of the following two requirements:
- A *low income and **first generation college student
- From an ***underrepresented minority group
Additional eligibility requirements:
- Full-time undergraduate student
- Will have completed 60 credits before beginning the summer research/project
- 2.75 GPA (preferably 3.0 GPA)
- A citizen or permanent resident of the USA
*ALL MAJORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY*
* to check if you qualify as low income, visit www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/trio/incomelevels.html
** neither parent earned a bachelor degree before you turned 18.
*** African American, Latino, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, or other Pacific Islanders (American Samoa, Guam, Mariana Islands and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands). If you are of another minority and think that you may qualify, please contact the McNair office.
Tuition waiver to perform two summer projects
$2,400 stipend each year
A faculty mentor in your academic field
Paid travel to present your research at conferences (local, state, or national)
Paid travel to visit graduate schools
Assistance with applying to graduate school
Free GRE preparation workshops
GRE fee reduction (half price)
Apply to graduate school for free (see list of schools)
Apply for a McNair Graduate Fellowship (see list here)
