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<p class="xmsonormal">The UCR McNair Scholars program is now accepting applications!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">The Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program (McNair Scholars Program) at UC Riverside is a TRIO project federally funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The McNair Scholars program is a two-year program that prepares
undergraduate students for doctoral studies by providing mentored research opportunities, graduate school advising & application assistance, and opportunities to present at conferences.
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b>Application Deadline: April 19, 2024 at 11:59 PM</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b>Application link:</b> <a href="https://forms.gle/QHUJtqgUgceZ5TT28">
https://forms.gle/QHUJtqgUgceZ5TT28</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#202124;background:white">If you have any questions regarding the</span><span style="background:white"> program or<span style="color:#202124"> application</span>
<span style="color:#202124">process please email </span></span><a href="mailto:mcnair@ucr.edu"><span style="background:white">mcnair@ucr.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><u>PROGRAM BENEFITS</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>5-week Summer Research program with a $2,800 stipend<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Independent study course with faculty mentor <o:p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Workshops focused on research skills & graduate school preparation<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Individualized academic and graduate school advising<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Graduate school application support<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Opportunity to visit prospective graduate schools<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Support to attend and present at conferences <o:p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Financial literacy workshops & activities<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u>ELIGIBILITY</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none">Undergraduates students enrolled at UCR are eligible to apply if they meet the following criteria:
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Have at least 90 units by the end of Spring 2024 and an expected graduation term of Winter 2025 or later.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;text-autospace:none">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Have at least a 3.0 GPA<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Are a low-income & first-generation college student OR are a member of an underrepresented group in graduate education.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Have an interest in research and pursuing a Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><img border="0" width="473" height="473" style="width:4.927in;height:4.927in" id="x__x005f_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image005.png@01DA850F.69A18E50" alt="cid:image005.png@01DA850F.69A18E50"><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626">Daisy Rodríguez (she/her/hers)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626">Director, TRIO College Programs</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626">Center for Educational and Community Outreach Programs (CECOP)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626">University of California, Riverside</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626">Phone 1: (951) 827-3888 |
</span><a href="mailto:daisy.rodriguez@ucr.edu"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">daisy.rodriguez@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626">
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