McNair Scholars Institute Application

Thank you for your interest in the McNair Scholars Institute! Please complete this application as thoroughly as possible. You cannot save and restart this application.  You may want to review the included items, take some time to make notes and gather the required documents, and then return to submit your application. If you have any questions, please call our office at (702) 774-4200.

Step 1: Please answer the following questions about yourself.
First Name *
Middle Name
Last Name *
Street Address: *
Apt #:
Permanent City: *
Permanent State: *
Permanent Zip: *
Permanent Phone: *
Preferred Contact Method: *
Email Address: *
NSHE ID Number: *
Date of Birth: *
Hispanic or Latino/a/x?:
American Indian:
Alaskan Native:
Asian:
Black:
African American:
Native Hawaiian:
Other Pacific Islander:
White:
Gender:
U.S. Citizen: *
Permanent Resident A-Number:
 

Step 2: Please answer the following questions about parents and about yourself.
Has your mother received/earned a 4-year college (i.e. bachelor's) degree?: *
Has your father received/earned a 4-year college (i.e. bachelor's) degree? *
Which parent did you regularly reside with and receive support from during your childhood (i.e., until you were 18 years old)? *
 

Step 3: Please answer the following questions about yourself.
a. Are you married and not separated? *
b. Do you have children who receive more than half of their support from you? *
c. Do you have dependents (other than children or a spouse) who live with you and receive more than half of their support from you? *
d. Are you currently serving on active duty in th U.S. armed forces for purposes other than training? *
e. Are you a veteran of the U.S. armed forces? *
f. At any time since you turned age13, were both of your parents deceased, were you in foster care, or were you a ward or dependent of the court? *
g. Are you (or were you immediately prior to reaching the age of 18) an emancipated minor or in a legal guardianship as determined by a court? *
h. Are you an unaccompanied youth who is homeless or self-supporting and at risk of being homeless? *
 

Step 4: You must answer the following questions about yourself if you are at least 24 years old (or will be by December 31 of the current academic year) or you answered YES to any question in Step 3.

           Your parent(s) must answer the following questions about themselves if you are less than 24 years old after December 31 of the current academic year and you answered NO to all questions in Step 3.
a. What is the total number of persons (including you) in your family? *
b. What was your family's taxable (not total) income from the last calendar year? Then, provide the requested income information. *
Requested income *
 

Step 5: Please answer the following questions about Were you a participant in.
a. ....UNLV's TRIO Upward Bound program while you attended high school? *
b. ....UNLV's TRIO Talent Search program while you attended middle or high school? *
c. ....UNLV's TRIO Educational Opportunity Center (a.k.a., Adult Educational Services) program? *
d. ....UNLV's GEAR UP program while you attended middle or high school? *
e. ....UNLV or a TRIO Student Support Services program while attending another college? *
 

Step 6: Please answer the following questions about your doctoral study.
1. Do you wish to prepare for doctoral study? *
2. Have you ever enrolled in doctoral level study at an institution of higher education? (34CFR647.3(d)) *

3. Which project services do you need in order to prepare for doctoral study? (Check all that apply.)
Opportunities for research or other scholarly activities at the grantee institution or at graduate centers that are designed to provide effective preparation for doctoral study. (34CFR647.4(a))
Summer internships. (34CFR647.4(b))
Seminars and other educational activities designed to prepare me for doctoral study. (34CFR647.4(c))
Tutoring. (34CFR647.4(d))
Academic counseling. (34CFR647.4(e))
Assistance in securing admission to and financial assistance for enrollment in graduate programs. (34CFR647.4(f))
Mentoring involving faculty members or students. (34CFR647.4(g))
Exposure to cultural events and academic programs not usually available to me. (34CFR647.4(h))
 

Step 7: Please answer the following questions.

 a. How did you learn about the McNair Scholars Institute?
Class or group presentation
Recommendation from a professor
Letter from program staff
Recommendation from a current program participant
E-mail message from program staff
Other
If "Other", please indicate:

 b. Please review all the information for accuracy.
Have you reviewed for accuracy all the information you entered in this form? *
 

Step 8: Please be aware that you will not be able to change any of your responses after submit the application.

By signing this application, I attest that all the information on this application is true. Moreover, I authorize the release of the student's official academic records to the Center for Academic Enrichment and Outreach (CAEO) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, understanding that the information in these records will be used only to assess the student's need for TRIO or AANAPISI program services; discern the student's educational progress; evaluate the effectiveness of program activities; and fulfill program-reporting requirements. Finally, I authorize CAEO to use the student's name, statements, and likeness, without charge, for promotional purposes in CAEO publications, advertising, video, and other formats.
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