Welcome to the University of Vermont McNair Scholars Program! Authorized by the United States Congress in 1989, the national program commemorates the accomplishments of the late Ronald McNair, PhD, NASA astronaut aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. Introduced at UVM in 2004, the mission of the McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program is to work with undergraduates to increase the number of first generation, limited income and underrepresented minority students who earn a doctorate. The McNair Scholars Program provides students with critical academic, research and professional experiences to enhance their competitiveness in gaining admission to doctoral programs. Students with majors in computer science, education, engineering, humanities, math, natural and social sciences, nursing & allied health sciences, and statistics are encouraged to apply.

Celebrate the McNair Class of 2009!


On Sunday, May 17 ten outstanding undergraduate McNair Scholars proudly joined the ranks of UVM alumni! Please join the McNair Staff in congratulating another exceptional group of young scholars, future faculty members, and researchers. From left to right: McNair Director Jim Vigoreaux, Bridget Kreger, Amanda Buck, Jennifer Nakhla, Jonathan Mejia, Kristen Wenz, Atem Deng, Erin Maskell-Ferland and Daniel Lim. Not available for the photo were: Benjamin Nsiah and Ana Vargas.

The UVM McNair Scholars Program
237C Waterman Building
Phones: (802) 656-9099 or (802) 656-4546
FAX: (802) 656-0519 Attn: McNair
Office Hours: Monday - Wednesday, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM & Thursday - Friday, 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM
E-Mail us at mcnair@uvm.edu

TRiO / McNair
The McNair Scholars Program is a federal Trio program funded through a grant from the US Department of Education.

Last modified October 12 2009 07:17 AM