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2024-25 McNair Scholars Program Application
McNair Scholars Program: IMMEDIATE Admission Available. Apply by Priority Deadline September 28, 2025!
If you're a first-generation and income-eligible ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ undergrad interested in grad school, don’t miss this opportunity for research, mentorship, and support.
The final deadline to apply is Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM.
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If you have any questions, contactÌýmcnairscholars@colorado.edu.Ìý
Faculty, Staff, & Instructors:
We encourage the nomination of yourÌýoutstanding students to apply to become McNair Scholars. Please click the link below to nominate a student.
Note: nomination is not required to apply or to be admitted to the McNair Scholars Program.
Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program:
The McNair Scholars Program is a federal TRIO program funded at 206 institutions across the United States and Puerto Rico by the U.S. Department of Education. It is designed to designed to provide disadvantaged college students with effective preparation for doctoral study through involvement in research and other scholarly activities. McNair participants are undergraduate students who have demonstrated high academic potential and are either first-generation college students with financial need, or members of a group that is traditionally underrepresented in graduate education as defined by .