In the past year, the Graduate College has led a ground-breaking initiative to offer McNair Scholar Graduate Assistantships. Recognizing the quality and worth of McNair Scholars and what they can bring to MSU for their graduate studies is necessary for the growth of our graduate programs and research opportunities. In an effort to recruit McNair Scholars, Dr. Tom Tomasi, … [Read more...] about MSU’s Graduate College Diversity Recruitment Efforts
The Graduate College is initiating a limited scholarship program, starting in the Fall 2013 semester. The office of the Provost is also contributing funds to support additional scholarships for students in teacher education graduate degrees (MSEd, MAT, MS-ECFD) or graduate certificate programs in the College of Education. The application deadline is May 9. For this pilot … [Read more...] about Graduate Student Scholarships for Enhancing Diversity
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, … [Read more...] about McNair Scholar Graduate Assistantships