Reasons To Apply: Benefits Of Being A McNair Scholar

McNair Scholars

• FREE academic skills support services to enhance your research and delivery skills

• FREE assistance with planning and preparing for graduate school

• FREE assistance with planning and preparing for doctorate-level education

• FREE academic credits for research based on the Research Methods Course offered during the Summer Research Institute courses (up to 2 credits)

• FREE housing and meals during the Summer Research Ixperience

• FREE or REDUCED fee waivers when applying to select graduate schools

• Consideration for financial support to take the GRE tests

• Opportunities to attend graduate school visits

• Opportunities to present research at McNair research conferences

• Academic notation of participation on the official University transcript

• Stipend to conduct research during the Summer Research Ixperience

• Networking opportunities with the national McNair community of McNair Scholars

• Supplemental academic advising

• Research mentoring from trained or practicing researchers

• Engagement with the national TRiO community of caring professionals