University of Massachusetts Boston-Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program

UMASS has a Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program that is called the Ronald E. McNair Program. The program is federally funded and undergraduate students who are low income, first generation college students, from an underrepresented group wanting to pursue doctoral studies are encouraged to apply to this program. The program focuses on those undergraduates whose majors include: Biology, Chemistry, Math, Computer Science, Physics, Psychology, Anthropology, Nursing or Environmental/Earth and Ocean Science. 


Being a McNair scholar affords students the following privileges:

• a tuition waiver
• a stipend of $2800 per academic year
• workshops on selecting graduate schools, preparing applications
• GRE preparation, guidance through graduate application process
• travel to professional conferences
• a faculty mentor
• graduate student mentor
• loaner laptop

This program has been in existence for about 17 years and has been successful in helping students capitalize on graduate opportunities. If you would like to be part of this program go to the University of Mass Boston campus, Science Building 2nd floor room 60A to pick up an application or download one at http://www.mcnair.umb.edu/. If you should have any questions call Millicent Riggins the program coordinator at (617) 287-5780.

Good luck!