News on McNair Scholars Program
May 20, 2026
37th Annual McNair Scholars Conference
Originally published May 2026. On April 22, MU faculty mentors, staff, and families gathered for the 37th Annual McNair Scholars Conference, a celebration of the scholarly work and achievements of the 2025-2026 McNair Scholars, and a cornerstone of AALD’s emphasis on exploration and discovery. The conference marked the culmination of a year of rigorous, inquiry driven work and featured 22 scholar-led projects spanning a wide range of disciplines across MU’s schools and colleges. Delivered in both oral and poster formats, the presentations highlighted the breadth and depth of undergraduate research on campus and underscored the integral roles of faculty…
Jan. 8, 2024
Shaping the Future
Originally published December 2023: https://success.missouri.edu/shaping-the-future/ MCNAIR SCHOLARS PROGRAM The McNair Scholars Program provides enriching experiences that prepare for doctoral study first generation students and students who are members of groups underrepresented in graduate education. Scholars receive stipends to conduct research and engage in other scholarly activities with faculty mentors. “McNair has taught me some of the secrets of academia,” said junior John Martin, a dual major in economics and mathematics. “The program also offers a feeling of togetherness that is hard to come by when you are an undergraduate hoping to pursue a PhD. McNair surrounds me with…
Sep. 7, 2022
The legacy continues
A new $1.5 million grant supports MU’s long legacy of student support through the McNair Scholars Program. Sept. 6, 2022Originally published in Show Me MizzouContact: Uriah Orland, 573-882-6212, uriah.orland@missouri.edu Building on more than 30 years of success, the University of Missouri recently received a $1.5 million Department of Education grant to continue the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program for the next five years. MU was among the original 14 universities selected in 1989 to develop a program which encourages students whose parents do not have college degrees and/or students from groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education to enroll…