100 Morrissey Boulevard
Wheatley Building, 2nd Floor, Room 96/3
Boston, MA 02125-3393
Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement
Year Program Started: 1990
Max. Participants/Year: 32
Application Deadline: rolling admission
Program Timeframe: October - September
Academic Level Targeted: college
Racial/Ethnic Focus: African American, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Native American, Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Other Hispanic
Type of Program: education, research, internship/fellowship, counseling, mentoring, career/academic planning, preparation of students for doctoral programs
Program Attributes: books/supplies provided, stipend provided, tutoring provided
Program Acceptance Requirements: matriculation at this school (University of Massachusetts Boston), disadvantaged status (from underrepresented population, or first-generation and low-income college students), students must be in their first undergraduate program and have potential for graduate studies
Primary Science Discipline(s) Targeted: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, nursing, physics, psychology, science (computer, mathematical), mathematics, anthropology, geography, earth science, and other STEM fields