McNair Scholars

Summer 2025 McNair Research Interns

Thank you for supporting the great work of our 2025 Summer Research Interns and their Mentors. 

Interested in earning a doctorate?

Winthrop's TRiO McNair Program prepares eligible students to be successful in research doctorate programs by providing high quality research experiences, graduate admissions support, graduate funding assistance, and more. If you are interested in earning a doctorate, explore the eligibility criteria on our application webpage. If you are eligible, apply between Labor Day and November 1.

News

  • We are so grateful for our summer 2025 Graduate Associate, Sidney Morfin! 
  • We are looking for our fall 2025 GA. The position includes tuition and wages. See our posting here: https://winthrop.peopleadmin.com/postings/19337.  
  • Congratulations to our Spring graduates: Abby, Brandon, Brooke, Grace, Jamia, Jaz, Leliana, Lucas, and Elizabeth (our GA).  
  • Our list of Winthrop McNair alumni with doctorates continues to grow. Soon we will add Dr. Destinee Cooper!
  • Our Writing Specialist, Stephanie Bartlett, is offering Scholars and Alumni weekly drop-in office hours Tuesdays 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. (Zoom), Wednesdays 2:45 - 5 p.m. (in Dinkins), and Saturdays 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Zoom). E-mail BartlettS@Winthrop.edu for details and the Zoom link. 
  • Want to see if you are eligible for Winthrop's McNair program? Complete the first part of the application at https://tinyurl.com/IsMcNair4me. The Board will consider applications submitted between Labor Day and November 1. Learn more about the application timeline and process here.
  • Congratulations to Emory-Alexis Lewis for being voted the 2024 Scholar Among Scholars!

TRiO

About the Program

McNair services help participants increase their competitiveness for, apply to, and succeed in master's and doctoral programs. The program provides transformational research and graduate admissions supports and professional development opportunities throughout the junior and senior years. At Winthrop, this includes, but is not limited to, a paid summer research experience; faculty mentoring; quantitative and verbal reasoning prep; writing and stats & methods coaching; graduate admissions and funding application guidance; and travel to present research and explore graduate programs. 

Winthrop's program is funded through September 2028 by a five-year renewable TRiO grant from the U.S. Department of Education. $272,364 in federal funding is provided each year for programming and materials that will help 30 eligible students prepare for graduate study. This represents 74% of program costs. Winthrop contributes the remaining 26% of the budget with approximately $94,930 in cash and in-kind funds.  

To learn more about the impact of Winthrop's Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program check out our growing list of alumni doctorate holders, and our program flyer. Information about our latest research interns' projects and awards are here and here  A few other resources include this Winthrop Magazine and this article about McKenzie Bennett, NSF Graduate Research Fellow. Helping Scholars secure funding for doctoral studies is one of McNair's services. To learn about our Scholars' award winning research, visit our summer research page, see Scholar Monejah Black's story, or check out http://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/mcnair/.

 

Dr. Jordan Lewis, Winthrop McNair Alumnus

To learn about Dr. Ronald E. McNair, check out our latest letter about Dr. McNair's Legacy and watch Dr. Jordan Lewis' address to Florence School District 3 students available here.    

 


Useful Links 

Dr. Ronald E. McNair Biography

Other sources of information about Dr. McNair include: His life story throughout Story Corps (Eyes on the Stars), Remembering the Challenger Disaster (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAQcAQWn3UY), and his academic accomplishments (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1BalnZZx9s).  

Winthrop McNair Digital Commons

We continue to work with the good folks in Winthrop's Dacus Library to update our Digital Commons pages. In the meantime, here are the last three volumes of the Winthrop McNair Research Bulletin.

 

Winthrop McNair GEPA Statement on Equitable Access

Winthrop McNair Graduate Associateship (We're hiring for Fall 2025!)

Winthrop McNair Graduate Scholarship