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Want to go to Graduate School? Don't know what that means?

The McNair Scholars program can help you get there! Our program helps first generation, low income, or underrepresented students apply to doctoral programs and assists them with a research project.

Apply

Accepting Applications for the 2024-2025 academic year starting January 2025.

Contact Us

Schedule a virtual Zoom meeting with a McNair Scholars Representative.

Scholar Recommendation Form

Recommendation form for prospective McNair Scholars to be admitted into the program.

Events

Program Calendar, Virtual Lobby Hours, Upcoming Events and Weekly Meetings.

Student Travel Event Forms

Froms about student travel.

McNair Scholars Spotlight

To celebrate our accomplished 2023-2024 McNair Scholars!

Scholarships

References for Indigenous Student Scholarships, Scholarship Aggregators, Individual Scholarships and Scholarships for Bay Area Students.

Research Journals

The McNair Research Journal SJSU features the work of SJSU McNair Program student scholars, who are recruited from underrepresented groups for graduate study level preparation.