McNair Scholars Program University of Oklahoma Invitation to Apply Do you want to earn a Ph.D.? We're here to help! Applications for the OU McNair Scholars Program are available here<http://www.ou.edu/content/studentlife/leaders_and_scholars/mcnair.html>. The McNair program provides encouragement, guidance, and mentorship to underrepresented* students in preparation for graduate school. Applicants must be U.S. citizens/permanent residents, have 60 undergraduate credit hours by the end of the spring semester, and a GPA of 3.00 or higher. Scholars receive a $2800 stipend for program participation, which includes conducting an undergraduate research project, applying to graduate programs, and other scholarly activities. Additional benefits include: * Participation in academic conferences * Graduate application workshops, support, and incentives * A network of like-minded scholars Have questions? Please let us know at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. *Students currently underrepresented in higher education are those who are first generation AND receive the maximum Pell grant OR students from African American/Black, American Indian/Native American, Latino(a), Native Hawaiian, or Native American Pacific Islander backgrounds. First generation students are those whose parents have not earned a bachelor's degree (an associates or some college is fine). ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the OU-LSAMP list, click the following link: http://lists.ou.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=OU-LSAMP&A=1