Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program at Westminster College

Preparing academically talented undergraduates today, to change the face of higher education tomorrow.

The McNair Scholars Program is a federally funded effort to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups who go on to graduate study.The program is named after Ronald E. McNair, an African American physicist and NASA astronaut who died in the Challenger explosion in 1986.

The Westminster College McNair Scholars Program draws students from three campuses: Westminster College, Salt Lake Community College and the University of Utah. By encouraging and supporting qualified students through undergraduate school and the transition to graduate school, the ultimate goal is to increase faculty diversity in colleges and universities.

• Click here to download our flyer in PDF format.
• Fall 2009 newsletter
• McNair Grad in the News (May 31, 2008 The Salt Lake Tribune) 
• McNair Grad in the News (May 19, 2008 The Salt Lake Tribune)
• McNair Grad in the News (May 15, 2008 The Salt Lake Tribune)
• McNair Grad in the News  (May 4, 2006 Deseret News)
• Program to Cultivate Minority Ph.D.s
• Scholarships Put 22 on Ph.D. Path (March 18, 2004 Salt Lake Tribune)
• Program Highlights
• Frequently Asked Questions

Contact Us

Westminster College
McNair Scholars Program
1840 South 1300 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84105

Phone: (801) 832-3250
Email: mcnair@westminstercollege.edu

_{*The Westminster College McNair Scholars Program is funded at approximately $341,000 yearly. Of this amount, $231,000 (68%) is an annual grant from the U. S. Department of Education. Westminster College provides the remaining 32% by contributing over $110,000 of support each year.*}