McNair Scholars Program - UC Santa Barbara

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• About | McNair Scholars Program - UC Santa Barbara

  About The McNair Scholars Program was established in memory of physicist and Challenger Astronaut, Dr. Ronald E. McNair. It is one of several TRIO programs funded by the Department of Education suppor...

• Apply to McNair | McNair Scholars Program - UC Santa Barbara

  Quarter and Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher Completed at least 60 units (Transfers Exempt) US citizen or permanent resident Intention to pursue a Ph.D. after graduation Low income as defined by the US...

• Ronald E. McNair | McNair Scholars Program - UC Santa Barbara

  About Ronald E. McNair Ronald E. McNair, an African-American engineer, scientist and Challenger Astronaut, was born on October 12, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina. McNair was the son of an auto mec...

• People | McNair Scholars Program - UC Santa Barbara

  Miroslava Chávez-García Miroslava Chávez-García is the Faculty Director of the McNair Scholars Program and a Professor of History at UCSB who has affiliated appointments with the Departments of Femini...

• Mission & Core Values | McNair Scholars Program - UC Santa Barbara

  Mission Our mission is to achieve equitable access to higher education and promote the success of diverse and underrepresented populations by demystifying academia’s “hidden curriculum.” To do so, we ...

• Prospective Students - Frequently Asked Questions | McNair Scholars Program - UC Santa Barbara

  and first generation college student (where neither parent has completed a four-year degree)  or a member of group underrepresented in higher education as defined by the U.S. Department of Education  ...