McNair Scholars Program
McNair Scholars Program
The McNair Scholars Program is a federally-funded TRIO program administered by the U.S. Department of Education striving 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.
We're still accepting fall applications - Apply today!
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Congratulations to McNair alum Steven Arias (UNH '16) who earned his PhD in Physics in May 2023.
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Congratulations to 2016 graduate, Melissa Dongo for earning her PhD in School Psychology from the University of Florida in December 2023.
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2019 graduate, Anna Haber just passed her PhD defense at Michigan State University in June 2024. Anna worked with Dr. Robert VanBuren's group at Michigan State, where she used computational genomics to understand the mechanisms by which plants respond to abiotic stress conditions. Anna plans to find work as a computational biologist. Congratulations, Anna!
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2021 Graduate, Bryan 'Red' Landry, just completed an accelerated master's degree in Genetics at UNH. Bryan was recently accepted into the PhD Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He will matriculate this fall, 2024. Congratulations, Red!
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2016 graduate Stephanie Yee received her PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2022.
Announcements
- CALLING ALL ALUMNI! If you were a McNair scholar who graduated between 2013 and 2023, 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. Learn more about TRiO
