TRIO McNair Scholars Program

Want to go to Graduate School? Don't know what that means?

The McNair Scholars program can help you get there! Our program helps first generation or low income students apply to doctoral programs and assists them with a research project.

Apply

Accepting Applications for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Schedule a virtual Zoom meeting with a McNair Scholars Representative.

Scholar Recommendation Form

Recommendation form for prospective McNair Scholars to be admitted into the program.

Events

Program Calendar, Virtual Lobby Hours, Upcoming Events and Weekly Meetings.

Student Travel Event Forms

Forms about student travel.

McNair Scholars Spotlight

To celebrate our accomplished 2023-2024 McNair Scholars!

Scholarships

References for Indigenous Student Scholarships, Scholarship Aggregators, Individual Scholarships and Scholarships for Bay Area Students.

Research Journals

The McNair Research Journal SJSU features the work of SJSU McNair Program student scholars, who are recruited for graduate study level preparation.