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Description
The
Ronald E. McNair graduate assistantship program is designed to
support talented McNair schlars pursuing Ph.D. programs in all
disciplines.The McNair Assistantship is merit-based and offered on a
competitive basis upon recommendation by the Financial Aid Advisory
Committee.
ELIGIBILITY:
Candidates must submit a
Howard
University
Graduate
School
admission application prior to the McNair graduate assistantship
deadline. The
minimum, cumulative GPA requirement is 3.2 from
the candidate’s current institution.
AWARDS:
Full tuition (not including student activity fees) and a
stipend of
$16,000 for the fall and spring semesters for each year
of
eligibility. Successful
applicants will be offered the award for up
to 5 years with a baccalaureate degree and up to 3 years
with a
master’s degree.
TERMS: McNair graduate assistantship recipients are required to
participate
in a 15 hour per week supervised internship beginning in mid-
August and ending in mid-May of each academic year.
The
Graduate
School
reserves the right to base annual renewal
decisions on the evaluation of each award holder’s academic
and
internship performance.
APPLICATION
DEADLINE: Friday, February 15, 2008.
APPLICATION:
Applicants should submit One
original and five copies
of the
following
:
-
McNair Graduate Assistantship
Form (Download
Form)
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Current institution’s
transcript
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Scholarly academic or research
writing sample (5 pages)
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3 Letters of recommendation
(1 from undergraduate McNair program director; 2 from faculty
members at the candidate’s current institution)
In addition to the application package, top
candidates must participate in an interview
on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 with the
Financial Aid Advisory Committee.
Candidates may participate in person or via teleconference.
Top applicants will be contacted February 26 and 27, 2008 to
schedule the interview.
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