Below you can find an up-to-date list of unique opportunities for McNair Scholars (or for students from disadvantaged backgrounds) who are pursuing graduate studies.
Graduate Funding Specifically for McNair Scholars
Ball State University
Link: https://www.bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/psychological-science/admissions-financial-aid
Description: The Ball State University (BSU) Graduate School has funds to support graduate assistantships specifically set aside for McNair Scholars.
Application Deadline: N/A
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: January 31, 2024
Eastern Washington University
Link: https://www.ewu.edu/academics/trio-mcnair-scholar-program/for-graduates/mcnair-graduate-assistantship
Description: Eastern Washington University (EWU) offers a limited number of one-year assistantships to McNair Scholars who have gained admittance to an EWU graduate program.
Application Deadline: March 2024
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: January 31, 2024
George Washington University
Link: https://www.gwu.edu/~fellows/fellowships/mcnair.html
Description: McNair Scholars who are accepted into a graduate program at GWU (excluding the School of Public Health, the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, the School of Law, and School of Business' Executive Education program) will receive consideration for the Ronald McNair Graduate Fellowship.
Application Deadline: N/A
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: January 31, 2024
Howard University
Link: https://gs.howard.edu/resources/ronald-e-mcnair-graduate-assistantship-program#:~:text=Award%20Terms,a%20maximum%20of%204%20years.
Description: Howard University offers graduate assistantships including tuition remission and stipends to McNair Scholars admitted to a doctoral program.
Application Deadline: N/A
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: January 31, 2024
Illinois State University
Link: http://grad.illinoisstate.edu/funding/fellowships/
Description: Illinois State University (ISU) has a McNair Book Scholarship that provides $500 in support for five full-time scholars per academic year in an ISU graduate program.
Application Deadline: N/A
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: January 31, 2024
Indiana University – Bloomington
Link: https://graduate.indiana.edu/funding-professional-dev/funding/fellowships/internal/recruitment-awards.html?_gl=1*1i1a2fc*_ga*NTgyMjAyNzEwLjE3MDY3MjAwMDY.*_ga_61CH0D2DQW*MTcwODY5ODIzMC4zLjAuMTcwODY5ODIzMC42MC4wLjA.
Description: Indiana University at Bloomington (IU Bloomington) offers a graduate fellowship for Ph.D. and MFA students that includes a stipend (dependent on the field of study), full tuition, subsidized health insurance, and funds for a recruiting visit to Bloomington.
Application Deadline: N/A
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: January 31, 2024
Miami University of Ohio
Link: https://miamioh.edu/graduate-school/awards-recognition/ronald-e-mcnair/index.html
Assistantship/Fellowship: Miami University (MU) has a McNair Graduate Assistantship Program that provides stipends and waived tuition, for one academic semester per year, for two years for Master's students or three years for Doctoral students.
Application Deadline: Nominations are due annually on February 15th or March 15th.
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: January 31, 2024
Northern Illinois University
Link: https://www.niu.edu/lrc/student-resources/graduate-school.shtml
Description: Northern Illinois University (NIU) has a McNair Scholar Tuition Waiver for up to 9 credit hours of tuition for students enrolled in the McNair Program as undergraduates.
Application Deadline: N/A
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: January 31, 2024
Oklahoma State University
Link: https://gradcollege.okstate.edu/prospective-students/mcnair-graduate-research-fellows.html
Description: Oklahoma State University (OSU) offers a fellowship specifically for McNair Scholars.
Application Deadline: N/A - upon applying for the graduate program
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: January 31, 2024
Oregon State University
Link: http://gradschool.oregonstate.edu/finance/mcnair
Description: Oregon State University (OSU) offers swards and fellowships to McNair students enrolling in graduate programs.
Application Deadline: N/A
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: January 31, 2024
University of California - Davis
Link: https://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/prospective-students/financial-support/about-internal-fellowships/details-internal-fellowships
Description: The University of California at Davis (UC Davis) offers one annual nine-month fellowship to a Ph.D. student who was a former McNair Scholar.
Application Deadline: N/A
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: January 31, 2024
University of Minnesota
Link: https://www.grad.umn.edu/diversity-faculty-staff/dove
Description: The University of Minnesota reserves at least two of their Diversity of Views and Experiences (DOVE) Fellowships for incoming graduate students who were members of the McNair Program as undergraduates.
Application Deadline: Feb 2, 2024
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: January 31, 2024
University of Maryland
Link: https://gradschool.umd.edu/funding/student-fellowships-awards/ronald-e-mcnair-graduate-fellowship
Description: The University of Maryland offers a Ronald E. McNair Graduate Fellowship for alumni/alumnae of the McNair Program, offering recipients tuition coverage, stipends, and reimbursement for health insurance and fees.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2024 (preferred)
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: January 31, 2024
University of Texas at Austin
Link: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/finances/fellowships/graduate-school/recruitment-fellowships
Description: The University of Texas at Arlington offers the McNair Scholars Graduate Fellowship, which comes with a stipend, tuition coverage, and a payment to cover the equivalent of student health insurance.
Application Deadline: N/A
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: February 1, 2024
Virginia Tech
Link: http://graduateschool.vt.edu/funding/funding-sponsored-by-the-graduate-school.html
Description: Virginia Tech annually offers one, one-year graduate assistantship award to a McNair alumnus or alumna. This award provides a stipend and in-state tuition (with out-of-state fees being waived).
Application Deadline: March 1, 2024
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: February 1, 2024
Other Graduate Funding
Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty Development and Diversity Inclusion: Visiting Research Internship Program (VRIP)
Link: https://mfdp.med.harvard.edu/dcp-programs/medicalgraduate/visiting-research-internship-program
Description: This 8-week paid internship provides support for first and second-year medical students interested in research and health-related careers, particularly clinical/translational research careers. Students who hail from groups underrepresented in the medical field or who have faced other disadvantages as scholars are encouraged to apply.
Application Deadline: 2024 application cycle closed
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: February 1, 2024
Northern Ohio AGEP-T
Link: http://www.csuohio.edu/sciences/cmms/northern-ohio-agep-t
Description: This program offers tuition and stipends to McNair-like students pursuing Ph.Ds in Chemistry, Biology, and Engineering. Institutions participating in Northern Ohio AGEP-T include Case Western Reserve University, Kent State University, the University of Akron, the University of Toledo, Youngstown State University, Bowling Green University, and Cleveland State University (partnering with Central State University and Tuskegee University).
Application Deadline: N/A
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: February 1, 2024
Pathways to Science Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP)
Link: https://www.pathwaystoscience.org
Description: The IBP aims to connect underrepresented students with STEM funding and research opportunities.
Application Deadline: N/A
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: February 1, 2024
Washington University in St. Louis: Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD)
Link: http://dbbs.wustl.edu/divoutreach/IMSD/Pages/default.aspx
Description: The mission of IMSD is to increase the number of science PhD trainees from underrepresented groups and facilitate graduate school success.
Application Deadline: N/A
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: February 1, 2024
Links to Other Lists, Databases, and Search Engines Pertaining to Graduate Student Opportunities
Graduate Student Financial Aid Guidebook
Link: https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/graduate-student-financial-aid/
Description: Graduate students bring maturity to their studies, and many of them have spent several years in the working world before embarking on a graduate degree. Graduate students can find funding from unexpected places such as employers, professional organizations where they hold memberships and teaching assistantships. Find out more about graduate student aid, scholarships, fellowships, teaching assistant opportunities and more in our comprehensive graduate student financial aid and scholarship guidebook.
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: February 1, 2024
McNair Scholars' Program Official Site: Graduate Student Funding Opportunities
Link: http://mcnairscholars.com/funding/
Description: A list of institutions and organizations providing funding to students, supplied by the McNair Program's official website.
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: February 1, 2024
McNair Scholars' Program Official Site: Graduate School Visitation Opportunities
Link: http://mcnairscholars.com/campus-visitations/
Description: A list of programs for campus visitations, supplied by the McNair Program's official website.
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: February 1, 2024
Council for Opportunity in Education: McNair Scholars Fee Waiver List
Link: https://coenet.org/for-mcnair-2/
Description: The webpage consists of a link containing a spreadsheet of graduate schools with fee waivers and opportunities (such as fellowships) for McNair Scholars.
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: February 1, 2024
Money Geek: Scholarship Guide for Black Students
Link: http://www.moneygeek.com/education/college/resources/scholarship-guide-for-black-students/
Description: A guide to scholarships, grants, and other financial resources available to black students.
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: February 1, 2024
Online Guide to Financial Aid: How to Pay for College Responsibly
Link: https://www.edumed.org/financial-aid/
Description: Find scholarships, secure financial aid, read about career growth, learn the ins and outs of online programs, and more.
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: February 1, 2024
Your Guide to Taking the GRE
Link: https://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/gre-prep/
Description: A guide to preparing for the GRE exam.
Last Check to Ensure that this Opportunity is Current: February 1, 2024