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Every year, more than two dozen undergraduate students participate in Augsburg鈥檚 McNair Scholars Program, an intensive 21 months of graduate school preparation that opens doors to some of the most competitive institutions in the U.S. What鈥檚 more, these McNair Scholars are from populations who statistically are less likely to have the opportunity to pursue advanced research and doctoral degrees鈥攆irst-generation college students with financial need and/or students from racial and ethnic populations who are underrepresented in graduate education.
Now, with a five-year renewal of its grant, Augsburg鈥檚 McNair Scholars, a federal TRIO program funded by the U.S. Department of Education, will be able to continue supporting these students鈥� pursuit of advanced degrees through at least 2022.

The McNair Scholars Program was created by the U.S. Congress in honor of Ronald E. McNair, one of the first African American astronauts in the U.S. space program. Augsburg鈥檚 program provides graduate school preparation workshops, travel to a national research conference, hands-on scholarly research projects with faculty mentors, and more.

Since 2007, according to 鈥淭ina鈥� Maria Tavera, director of the McNair Scholars Program, Augsburg McNair Scholars alumni have completed or are currently pursuing more than 30 master鈥檚 degrees, 19 doctoral degrees, two medical school degrees, and two doctor of pharmacy degrees. With nearly $1.2 million of future funding, Augsburg is excited to see further program success.

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[Top Image]:听 Each year, Augsburg selects two McNair Scholars to represent the University at the Minnesota Private College Scholars Showcase at the Minnesota State Capitol.