Opportunities and Benefits
Academic year activities prepare participants for success
in undergraduate and graduate education, including completion
of PhD studies. The University of Wisconsin-Madison McNair Scholars
Program provides the following:
Skill-building seminars that include:
• defining academic and career goals
• career planning and development
• scholarly and technical writing enhancement
• professional oral presentation techniques
• library services and research techniques
• time management and stress management skills
• computer technology training, such as SPSS
• Lecture Series on research, teaching, and academia.
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) preparation workshops,
and GRE test fee waivers for qualifying scholars
• Assistance in identifying the graduate school program
that would be a best fit for the scholar
• Advising on graduate admissions, financing graduate
education
• Advise on navigating the demands of graduate study
• Opportunity to network with other undergraduates who
are interested in obtaining a Ph.D. degree
• Opportunity to network with Graduate Students and faculty
in their area of interest
• Opportunity to work on an individualized research project
under the mentorship of a UW-Madison faculty member.
Research
The program, overseen by McNair Program staff and UW-Madison faculty
mentors, provides McNair Scholars with direct participation in
research projects and other scholarly activities (e.g. presenting
research).
Research that is mentored by a faculty member is mandatory. There
are two components: Academic-Year and Summer research
Academic-Year Research and Summer Research
• Faculty-mentored research projects
• Ethics in research workshop
• Seminars on research methodology and developing and
presenting research papers
• Research paper publications in the UW-Madison McNair
Scholars Journal
• Presenting research findings at Under Graduate Research
symposia or National McNair conferences
• Scholars are eligible to receive a stipend of $2,800
for their research
• Travel opportunities include
Visits to regional graduate school fairs, student or professional
conferences throughout the country, and on sponsored educational
trips to other universities
•Additionally
McNair Scholars are eligible to receive graduate school application
fee grants waivers and other incentives from more than 100 participating
McNair Institutions throughout the nation
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