McNair Achievement Program
The Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement program, awards grants to institutions of higher education for projects designed to provide underrepresented students with effective preparation for doctoral study.
Upcoming Event: McNair Scolars Meeting Graduate School Funding (10/18)
The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement program is a comprehensive one. It is designed to help low-income and first-generation or underrepresented students majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to complete their bachelor's degree, and to enroll in post-baccalaureate degree programs, with the goal of obtaining doctoral degrees.
The Benefits
Scholars are provided with services to better assist with the following processes:
- Preparing and completing a quality academic research paper and/or project
- Identifying and obtaining information about appropriate graduate programs
- Preparing for and take the Graduate Records Exam (GRE)
- Learning about scholarships and fellowships for graduate study
- Preparing graduate school applications, scholarship/fellowships and personal statements and research statement writing skills, etc.
In addition, Scholars receive the following:
- A summer stipend is provided to Scholars who actively participate in an approved Summer Research Project/Internship (where applicable)
- Funding for materials and supplies to be used during your summer research project/ internship (where applicable)
- The opportunity to participate in scholarly research under the supervision of a faculty mentor
- Presentation of research findings at the Annual McNair Summer Research Symposium and the Annual NJIT McNair Conference
- Travel funding to represent New Jersey Institute of Technology and the McNair Program at professional and academic conferences across the country
- Participation in professional and academic conferences
- Participation in professional and academic developmental workshops and seminars
- Opportunity to be published in Research Journals
- Receive intensive free GRE preparation
- Receive GRE Fee Waiver (where applicable)
- Receive Graduate School Application Fee Waivers (where applicable)
- Improve study and test-taking skills
- Receive academic, personal, and career counseling
- Receive financial aid advising
- Receive assistance in securing graduate admission
- Among other benefits
