2009-2010 McNair Program

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University of Florida
McNair Scholars Program


APPLY NOW FOR THE 2009-2010 McNAIR SCHOLARS PROGRAM
The University of Florida McNair Scholars Program is currently accepting applications. The McNair Scholars Program exists to support undergraduate college students from low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented backgrounds in their progress toward a Ph.D. As a result of their participation in the McNair program, participants will have the opportunity to:

• Conduct their own research with a faculty mentor

• Receive a $2,900 research stipend

• Get assistance with the graduate application and financial aid processes

• Present and publish their research

• Travel to national research and professional conferences

Dr. Ronald E. McNair, Ph.D.
Dr. McNair, a NASA Astronaut, was killed in the Challenger space Shuttle explosion on January 28, 1986.

The deadline for Applications is January 31, 2009. Applications are available at the Institute of Black Culture, La Casita, the Reitz Union and the Office of Graduate Minority Programs, 115 Grinter Hall or the McNair Scholars Program Web Site: http://gradschool.ufl.edu/mcnair. For more information, please contact us at 352-846-2575 or email us at danielse@ufl.edu