THE McNAIR PROGRAM NATIONWIDE

The Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program was created by Congress in honor of the physicist who was among the first African Americans in the U.S. space program. Through hard work teamed with mentoring, McNair rose from modest circumstances to earn his doctorate, and his name has become a symbol of academic excellence. The objective of the McNair Program is to provide low-income, first- generation college students, and students from groups underrepresented in graduate education, with effective preparation for doctoral study.

Today, more than 150 universities throughout the nation have received grants from the U.S. Department of Education to administer McNair Programs. For a list of McNair Programs around the nation, click here. In addition, many graduate schools now offer McNair-specific fellowships for graduate study and waive their application fee. Click here for a list: Fellowships and Waivers.