Welcome to the McNair Scholars Program, a federally-funded TRIO program administered by the U.S. Department of Education. The mission of the McNair Scholars Program is to prepare talented, highly motivated UNH undergraduates for entrance to PhD programs in all fields of study. The program aims to promote and nurture the next generation of faculty, researchers, and scholars by providing academic and social support services in the form of academic year internships and summer research fellowships.
Application Deadline is September 30th!
Complete a Pre-McNair Application or a McNair Scholars Application today!
CALLING ALL ALUMNI! If you were a McNair scholar who graduated between 2011 and 2021, we need your help! Please fill out the McNair Survey for Past Participants to help increase the chances of securing funding for future generations of McNair scholars. We appreciate you!
Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement programs are designed to encourage high achieving underrepresented undergraduates to consider careers in college teaching as well as prepare for doctoral study. Students who participate in this program are provided with research opportunities and faculty mentors.
For the first time in our history, university campuses will be closed Friday, June 18, in recognition of Juneteenth as an official university holiday. Hear from President Dean, staff and faculty including our very own Associate Director, Selina Choate, about why this day is important. Click to Watch!
Francis Gesel 2018
Alumni Francis Gesel ('18) McNair research
article is published in the Journal of Strength...
Peter Haber's ('21) McNair research
article is published in the UNH Inquiry
Hamida Hassan's ('20) McNair
research article is published in the
Education & Urban Society Journal
