Seeking RIT Undergraduates for the McNair/LSAMP Program |
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The purpose of the McNair and LSAMP programs is to prepare undergraduate students for PhD and research-based Master's degree programs, as well as major Graduate fellowships. The program offers undergraduate students from all majors coaching through the graduate school and fellowship application and selection process. Resources are also available for students to complete funded undergraduate research with faculty during the semester or summer session. Once research has been completed, program participants are funded to travel to conferences and present their research. Funding is also available for participants to visit graduate schools during the application and selection process. Please note there are no tuition scholarships available through this program.
The McNair and LSAMP programs only admit new students once a year, in spring semester. The application deadline is Friday, February 11, 2022. Please review eligibility requirements below before applying.
Program Eligibility:
McNair Scholars Program Eligibility:
- Be either a second- or third-year, full-time RIT student
- Be interested in pursuing post-baccalaureate education, particularly a Ph.D.
- Have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher
- Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States
- Be either:
- A first-generation college student (from families in which neither parent or guardian has obtained a bachelor's degree in the United States) and low-income (as defined by the U.S. Department of Education) OR
- A member of an underrepresented minority group (African American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian/Alaska Natives).
- Students must have a strong interest in attending graduate school
LSAMP Program Eligibility:
- Students must be members of a historically under-represented minority group
- Must be enrolled in an NSF designated STEM major (most, but not all, STEM majors at RIT qualify)
- Should have a GPA of 2.5 or above
- Can enroll during annual spring recruitment starting in their first year at RIT
- Students must have a strong interest in attending graduate school