Who is eligible?
To be accepted into the program, you must meet one of the following two requirements:
- Be a low-income and first-generation college student
- First generation: neither parent, natural or adoptive, received a bachelor's degree
- Low-income: as defined each year by the US Government. (See TRIO Current-Year Low-Income Levels)
- Be from an ethnic/racial minority group underrepresented in graduate schooling (Black, Hispanic/Latine/x, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, or Native American Pacific Islander).
In addition, you must meet all of the following requirements:
- have a strong desire to obtain a PhD or other doctoral degree;
- be willing to participate in all McNair sponsored activities/events;
- commit to a summer research internship and ongoing research until graduation;
- be a US citizen or permanent resident;
- be a full-time undergraduate student at Michigan Technological University, Bay Mills Community College, or Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College;
- successfully completed at least 60 credit-hours before summer research internship begins (be heading into your junior or senior year in the upcoming fall); and
- be in good academic standing.