The TRIO McNair Scholars Program provides an enriching educational experience for low- income/first-generation college students or students who are members of a group which is underrepresented in graduate education, to excel as undergraduates, succeed in graduate school, and enter faculty positions in our nations’ colleges and universities.
TRIO McNair Scholars uphold the spirit of the program’s namesake: Dr. Ronald E. McNair, the African-American scientist and astronaut whose life and career were cut tragically short in the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explosion. McNair Scholars are held to the high standards of achievement inspired by Dr. McNair’s own accomplishments.
Our scholars have the opportunity to participate in our Summer Research Institute, where they have the ability to earn monthly stipends through their work.
Whether it is to tour a graduate school or present a conference out of state, we facilitate travel opportunities for our scholars.
Our program provides our scholars with resources like workshops and connections to outside programs to prepare them in their journey to grad school.
