Eligibility

Students who are interested in this program must be:

• a first-generation college student – with a limited income
  First generation means: 
  • A student neither of whose natural or adoptive parents received a bachelors degree; OR
  • A student who, prior to the age of 18, regularly lived with and received support from only one parent, and whose supporting parent did not receive a bachelors degree.
  • An individual who, prior to the age of 18, did not regularly lived with or receive support from a natural or an adoptive parent.

     OR

• a member of an underrepresented group in graduate education (African American, Hispanic, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, Native Pacific Islander)
   

Additionally, students must:

• be a citizen or a permanent resident of the U.S.
• have an interest in conducting research (research is required at least one summer with the program)
• We are seeking students who are interested in earning a Ph.D. in any major. Commitment to pursuing a Ph.D, regardless of your field of study, is a program requirement.
• Students pursuing MD (only), JD, PharmD, PT, OT, DNP, and DDS are not eligible for the McNair Scholars Program