McNair Scholars Activities

Scholars are provided with many services through the McNair Program, you will be helped to:

     » Identify and secure a paid summer research position.
     » Identify and obtain information about appropriate graduate programs.
     » Learn about scholarships and fellowships for graduate study.
     » Prepare application or scholarship forms and edit personal statements.
     » Secure letters of recommendation for graduate school applications.

In addition, you will receive the following:

     » Six academic seminars, 9 summer seminars and a 2-day intensive
        Graduate School Launch seminar.
     » Coordinating research projects with academic departments requiring independent 
        or applied research.
     » Publication of your research.
     » Attendance at McNair Poster Session at local colleges.
     » Group graduate school visits during the summer.
     » Reflections newsletter.
     » Career and academic advising.
     » Attendance at discipline-specific conferences.
     » Referral to other campus resources to help you meet academic requirements.
     » Tutoring individually, at no cost, and available for any course.
     » Coordinating services with Student Support Services.
     » Admission to ethnic or cultural events.
     » Receive specialized instruction for applying to nationally competitive scholarships;
        Rhodes, Fulbright, Goldwater, NIH, NSF, NASA, Truman, Marshall and J.K.Cooke.