For year-round listings of private and governmental scholarships, please visit the Hunter College Grants Guide. For information about Hunter College scholarships, please contact the Financial Aid Office or visit this page.

Are You Interested in Research and Graduate School?

The Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program prepares academically promising undergraduate students, who have an interest in obtaining doctoral degrees by providing support in many areas. Accepted students attend six-week summer research opportunity programs and participate in an array of activities throughout the year.  Program participants may receive a stipend up to $2,800 per academic year upon successful completion of stated activities and goals.

Eligibility:

• Hunter students with a 3.2 or higher grade point average and at least 60 credits
•  Students selected for the program will have approximately two years remaining until graduation
• Both low income and first-generation college attendees, or from groups (Black [non-Hispanic], Hispanic, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiians, or Native American Pacific Islanders) underrepresented in graduate education
• Program participants are required to be citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States
  

Why Apply?

The program provides assistance with graduate application preparation, faculty mentoring, and research presentation opportunities for various conferences.  Program participants visit numerous university campuses and meet graduate admissions officials.  Also, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) preparation workshops are offered to students.
Senior McNair Scholars have been accepted to doctoral programs with funding at numerous universities throughout the country, including Columbia, Yale, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, University of California-San Diego, Cornell, New York University, Rutgers, SUNY-Albany, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, University of California-Santa Barbara and University of Pennsylvania.  Also, junior McNair Scholars have participated in paid Summer Research Opportunity Programs at Princeton, University of Illinois-Chicago, Stanford, Yale, Harvard, University of North Carolina and many other institutions.

Deadline: Saturday, August 31

The application can be downloaded from the McNair Scholars Program website at www.hunter.cuny.edu/mcnair. Please contact Rex Nobles for additional information at mcnairprogram@hunter.cuny.edu.

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Is There a Fulbright in Your Future?

Graduating by 2014? Or will you be in graduate school? Are you thinking of going abroad to study, teach English or do research? A Fulbright grant may offer you the opportunity to study, research, or teach English in the country of your choice for one year.

Hunter students have gone on to study anthropology in Thailand, paint in the Philippines, study religion in Germany, work in a non-governmental organization in Malawi, or teach English in Turkey, Germany and Argentina, among many other countries.

Deadline: September 10

There is a great deal of information at the Fulbright website.  Learn what makes an applicant competitive. Visit http://us.fulbrightonline.org/. If you have further questions, please email mfader@hunter.cuny.edu

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Looking for More Scholarships? Check Out the Hunter College Grants Guide

There are thousands of external scholarships in addition to those offered by Hunter College, and students may wish to do their own internet searches. Scholarships, fellowships, and grants can provide more than money; they may offer prestige and educational opportunities.

For year-round listings of private and governmental scholarships, please visit the Hunter College Grants Guide. For information about Hunter College scholarships, please contact the Financial Aid Office or visit this page.

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