The McNair Scholars Program is a federal TRIO program funded at 200 institutions across the United States and Puerto Rico by the U.S. Department of Education. It is designed to prepare undergraduate students for doctoral studies through involvement in research and other scholarly activities. McNair participants are either first-generation college students with financial need, or members of a group that is traditionally underrepresented in graduate education and have demonstrated strong academic potential. The goal of the McNair Scholars Program is to increase graduate degree awards for students from underrepresented segments of society.
McNair Scholars are highly sought after when they graduate, and we would like to have more of them entering graduate programs at Missouri State University. The Graduate College is encouraging graduate programs to recruit McNair Scholars, and is trying to help. To this end, it is offering to fund next year 1-2 special graduate assistantships (monthly stipend and tuition waiver) for graduate students who were McNair Scholars. Applications for these assistantships must include letters of recommendation, and are due in the Graduate College by April 1.
Applicants must already be admitted to a graduate program for next year. More information can be obtained at: http://graduate.missouristate.edu/McNair_Assistantships.htm.