To apply to be a McNair scholar, you must be
- a US citizen or permanent resident, which includes permanent residents of
- Guam/Northern Mariana Islands/Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
- residents of one of the Freely Associated States
- a full-time Truman student of sophomore status (30 credits earned)
- someone with potential to succeed in graduate school
- interested in pursuing a graduate degree, particularly a research doctorate
AND EITHER
(1) a first-generation college student who qualifies as low-income
- first generation = someone who lived consistently up to age 18 with parent(s)/guardian(s) who did not have bachelor’s (4-year) degrees
- low-income = someone whose annual income as a dependent or independent student does not exceed 150% of the income guidelines published each year by the US Dept of Health and Human Services.
AND/OR
(2) an underrepresented minority student, defined by the US Dept of Education as
- Alaskan Native
- American Indian
- Black or African-American
- Hispanic
- Native Hawaiian
- Native Pacific Islander