Title: $2,800 Stipend for eligible students chosen to participate in the ten week ETSU McNair Program
12,800 Stipendfor eligible studentschosen to
participatein the ten weekETSU McNair Program
2THE RONALD MCNAIR POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT
PROGRAM
- Is a
- Research Internship and Enrichment Program
- located on the campus of
- East Tennessee State University
3Whats it all about?
- The Program is designed to encourage students to
pursue a graduate level degree.
And is a part of the division of the federally
funded TRIO programs serving low-income, first
generation students or college students from
minority groups traditionally underrepresented in
graduate education.
4To be eligible for the program students must meet
the following criteria
- Be a U.S citizen or have a permanent visa
- Have 60 credit hours before beginning the program
- Have a 2.8 GPA or better
- AND.
5- As previously stated the student must be from a
- low-income, first-generation college background
- or
- Be identified as part of a minority group
traditionally underrepresented in graduate
studies - (such as Black, Native American or Hispanic).
Concerned about the low-income limits?
Visit http//www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/tr
io/incomelevels.html Have questions about first
generation college background? A first generation
college student means that the parent(s) with
whom you lived until the age of 18 DID NOT have a
4 year degree
6FINANCIAL SUPPORT
- The Ronald McNair Program will provide
- Stipends up to 2,800 per internship
- Research conference travel expenses
- Housing accommodations
- for summer interns
- (if needed)
7What type of majors should apply?
- ETSU McNair Program
- works with almost any major
- Majors serviced in the past
- Sociology/Anthropology Criminal Justice
- Hard sciences English
- Social Sciences Education
- Mathematics
8SUMMER 2006 RESEARCH INTERNSHIP
- Application Deadline
- March 15th, 2006
- APPLY ON-LINE at
- www.etsu.edu/mcnair
9The program provides four separate components to
prepare students for graduate school admission
-
- a research experience,
- enrichment activities,
- career and academic counseling,
- participation in a professional conference.
10This research internship and enrichment program
includes
- Experience in research laboratories
- Mentoring relationships with faculty
- Participation in a research conference
- Workshops on research methodology and developing
and presenting research papers - Seminars on financing graduate education,
acceptance into graduate school, GRE preparation
and dealing with the demands of graduate study - Financial assistance with GRE (if applicable)
- Graduate School campus visitations
11APPLICATION PROCEDURE
- Students applying for admission to the program
should go online to - www.etsu.edu/mcnair
- and complete
- Eligibility pre-application (step 1)
- College transcript(s)
- Current income tax record
- Application (step 2)
- A one-to-two page personal statement
- Two faculty recommendations
12One possible result of your participation in the
McNair Program could be presenting your research
at a professional conference
13FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR
WEBSITE www.etsu.edu/mcnair or
email hurleyml_at_mail.etsu.edu