You may qualify for the UNT McNair Scholars Program if you:

  • come from a low-income* household where neither parent has a four-year degree from an American university, or are a member of a group that is underrepresented in graduate education (e.g. African American, Hispanic, Native American, Alaskan, Hawaiian, Pacific Islander)
  • are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
  • have a GPA of 3.0 or above
  • intend to obtain a PhD
  • would like help navigating the graduate school process
  • will be a rising junior by end of spring 2023 (i.e. will have 60 credit hours completed)
  • have fourlong semesters at UNTremaining before you graduate

*The term "low-income" refers to an individual whose family's taxable income for the preceding year did not exceed 150% of the poverty level amount.

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