Student Resources and Forms - McNair Scholars

Application Documents

• Faculty Recommendation Form

Handbooks

• Scholar Handbook
• Mentor Handbook

Research Project

• Directed Study Form for College Credit
• Directed Study Form (BI 498)
• Scholars Responsibility Contract
• Research Proposal Guidelines
• Human Subjects in Research (IRB/IACUC/CITI Training)
• Research Interview Tracking

Stipend Request/Progress Report

• Stipend Request Only
• Progress Report Only
• Stipend Request + Progress Report
• Mileage Reimbursement Request

Student Travel (Policy found in Handbook)

• Student Travel Request Form - Conference
• Student Travel Request Form - Campus Visit
• Petty Cash Agreement - Individual Travel
• Petty Cash Agreement - Group Travel

Other

• Housing Application
• Student Emergency Funding Request Form
• McNair Verification for Grad School Application Fee Waiver

Sources of Graduate School Information

• Council for Undergraduate Research Student Registry
• Gradschools.com
• Princeton Review
• Peterson's Graduate School Search
• PhDs.Org
• Council Of Graduate Schools
• Bright Hub
• The Leadership Alliance Tips
• Affordable College for Minority Students (Lists Online Schools)
• List of McNair Graduate School Fee Waiver Participating Schools
• Graduate School Visitation Programs

GRE Preparation

• Educational Testing Service (ETS) - Princeton Review
• Kaplan Test Prep
• Peterson's
• REA Practice Tests
• Memrise GRE vocab
• Varsity Tutors Test Prep
• Magoosh GRE Prep Services

Financing Graduate School

• McNair Scholars Funding Opportunities
• McNair Scholars Fee Waivers and Fellowships
• Graduate Scholarships and Fellowships (From Texas Tech University)
• NMU Office of Sponsored Programs (Regularly updates external funding sources)
• Best Colleges Financial Aid for Minority Students
• Longer List of Database Searches
• See the McNair Google Drive for More Resources

• College of Graduate Studies
• Student Support Services
• Upward Bound Math and Science
• Office of Sponsored Programs
• Opportunity, Empowerment, and People
• Native American Studies
• Honors Program
• Freshman Fellows
• University Catalog
• Financial Aid
• Center for Student Enrichment
• Student Leader Fellowship Program
• Superior Edge
• Counseling and Consultative Services
• Disability Services
• U.S. Department Of Education Blog
• Federal TRiO Programs
• Tax Return Transcript Ordering Information