Academic Enrichment
McNair Scholars Program
Purpose: The McNair Scholars Program provides informational seminars, graduate school visits, faculty mentoring, and funded research internships to eligible undergraduate students to prepare them for graduate study towards the doctorate.
Eligibility: You are eligible if you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. You must also fall into one of the following categories:
- you are a low-income student AND you are a first-generation college student - your parents did not graduate from college with a bachelor's degree or higher;
OR
- you are a student underrepresented in graduate study by race or ethnicity.
McNair Students:
- attend seminars to learn how to prepare for graduate admissions exams, gain financial aid, examine research procedures, enhance writing techniques, probe the college teaching profession, and prepare for successful graduate admissions and study.
- select a three-person faculty mentoring team to prepare for graduate study, to achieve information literacy for research, and to form a cooperative research partnership.
- visit potential graduate schools, meeting with faculty at those schools and determining appropriateness for doctoral achievement.
- compete for a funded summer research internship followed by presentation and publication of the results.
- form a strong network to provide encouragement and support through graduate study.
For additional information about the McNair Scholars Program contact:
Dr. Kari Azevedo
Academic Coordinator
McNair Scholars Program
Humphreys 127C
Phone: 660-543-4135
kazevedo@ucmo.edu