The McNair Summer Research Program provides an intensive research opportunity to fifteen students each summer. Typically, up to seven of the students are University of Rochester undergraduates. The Summer Research Scholars spend nine weeks from the beginning of June through the beginning of August at the University of Rochester conducting in-depth research project under the guidance of a faculty mentor in their major field, or the field in which they intend to pursue a doctoral degree. In the final week of the summer program, students present the results of their research projects at a university-sponsored conference. Summer scholars also are provided the opportunity to visit graduate programs, and to present their research at local and national McNair research conferences.
Preference is given to students who have completed the junior year.
See if you are eligible for this program. Application information is available from the Rochester McNair Program Office, as well as from select offices on the campuses of our participating institutions. Applications are available December 1 and are due approximately February 1 annually. These pages were last updated on September 25, 2000. This page is maintained by the University of Rochester McNair Program.