Get UW-Superior McNair Scholars Program Application 2019-2023

McNair Program is a Ph. D. preparatory program, preparing eligible first-generation, low-income, and/or minority undergraduate students for doctoral study through involvement in research and scholarly activities.

Annually, McNair Scholars are selected from among eligible UMBC students to participate in a variety of activities designed to prepare them to progress to earn doctoral degrees. Eligible participants are low-income, first-generation college students, or are members of groups underrepresented in graduate education.

McNair Scholarship, established in Dr. McNair's honor by the Black Alumni/ae of MIT, recognizes a Black undergraduate who has demonstrated strong academic performance and who has made a considerable contribution to the minority community.

Notable alumni of the TRIO programs include Oprah Winfrey, John Quiñones, Angela Bassett, Franklin Chang-Diaz, José M. Hernández, Donna Brazile, Patrick Ewing, Henry Bonilla, and Viola Davis. The program was named after African American scientist Ronald McNair.

McNair Program is a Ph. D. preparatory program, preparing eligible first-generation, low-income, and/or minority undergraduate students for doctoral study through involvement in research and scholarly activities.

Notable alumni of the TRIO programs include Oprah Winfrey, John Quiñones, Angela Bassett, Franklin Chang-Diaz, José M. Hernández, Donna Brazile, Patrick Ewing, Henry Bonilla, and Viola Davis. The program was named after African American scientist Ronald McNair.

The McNair Scholars Program is a federal TRIO program funded at 151 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.

The Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program is a TRIO program funded by the U.S. Department of Education and designed to prepare and support underrepresented undergraduate students in their pursuit of doctoral studies.