McNair Scholars Program Qualifications
McNair Scholars Program Qualifications
Am I Eligible to Apply to be a McNair Scholar?
You are eligible to apply to the McNair program according to the following:
- Interested in pursuing a PhD after receiving your bachelor's degree with a specific interest in conducting research and/or the professorate
- Currently a CU-Boulder undergraduate (junior or senior status) or completed 60 credits by the beginning of summer
- A minimum GPA of 3.0 or above. The minimum GPA can be waived under special circumstances. Please contact Valerie Gallegos at 303-492-4379.
- A U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
Qualifying students must be from ONE of the following bulleted demographic groups:
- First generation (neither parent has completed a bachelor's degree) AND low income
- African American
- Alaskan Natives
- American Indian
- Native American Pacific Islander
- Native Hawaiians
- Hispanic
