About the McNair Scholars Program

The Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, also known as the McNair Scholars Program, is a federal TRIO grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Education designed to provide undergraduate low-income students who are also first generation with effective preparation for graduate school with the goal of earning a Ph.D. or other research doctorate.

There are more than 206 McNair programs nationwide.

TRIO Programs

TRIO programs are federal outreach and student services grant programs administered through the U.S. Department of Education designed to provide services for low-income and first-generation individuals. They include Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math and Science, Veterans Upward Bound, Educational Talent Search, Educational Opportunity Centers, Student Support Services, Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, and TRIO Training Grants.

Program Requirements and Objectives

: McNair Program participants served during the program year will have completed appropriate research or scholarly activities during the McNair Program academic year.
: McNair Program bachelor’s degree recipients will be accepted and enrolled in postbaccalaureate program of study by the fall term of the academic year immediately following the completion of the bachelor’s degree.
: First-year graduate students will continue to be enrolled in graduate school at the beginning of the fall term of the next academic year.
: McNair Program participants will attain a doctoral degree within ten years of the attainment of a bachelor’s degree.

TRIO Programs

Program Requirements and Objectives

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