Program Benefits
- Matched with a faculty mentor whose research interests are related to your own academic interests
- Participate in a seven-week summer research internship under the direction of your faculty mentor
- Receive $2,800 in stipends for participation in the academic year and summer research components ($2,400 for summer research participation & $400.00 upon completion of research presentation)
- Write an abstract and paper based on your summer research findings which will be published in the McNair Scholar's journal and presented at the annual McNair Research Symposium
- Assistance in defining, setting, and realizing your educational goals
- Academic year seminars designed to ensure success in graduate school
- Intensive GRE preparation
- Individual tutoring
- Career counseling
- Enhanced study skill and test taking instruction
- Seminars on writing and research skills
- Presentation and delivery training
- Financial aid counseling
- Travel to professional conferences
- Visits to graduate programs
- Individual assistance with graduate school applications
- GRE fee waiver
- Application fee waivers at selected institutions
- Professional networking opportunities
- Names posted to a national graduate colleges recruitment database
- Graduate fellowships at selected universities
- Loan of a lap top computer
- Benefit from a supportive network of McNair Scholars who, like you, are working toward a graduate degree
Outcome
Participants in the McNair Scholars Program will benefit from a number of significant outcomes:
- Gain demonstrable research skills
- Acquire valuable knowledge about graduate education and how to access it
- Increase their chances of applying for and being successful in doctoral study
- Become familiar with the research environment of a major university
- Establish a supportive network of scholarly professionals and peers
Helpful Resources
* P1000: National program created to assist underrepresented students applying to graduate school.
* HOW TO APPROACH WRITING AN ESSAY:
* HELPFUL INFORMATION WHEN SEARCHING FOR MONEY:
* COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE SOURCE OF GRADUATE SCHOOL INFORMATION:
UNR Career Devlopment
* THE LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION SERVICE (LRS): a service that assembles letter of recommendation packets for students applying to graduate and professional school.
* WORKSHOPS: Career Development hosts a variety of workshops each semester with topics including "Writing That Personal Statement", "Resume Writing", etc. See the spring 2008 list at:
*The University of Nevada, Reno McNair Scholars Program is federally funded at $231,000.00 annually.
Student Success Services
University of Nevada, Reno