McNair Graduate Scholars Program
Graduate School applicants who successfully completed the undergraduate McNair Scholars Program are eligible to receive a graduate application fee waiver and may be eligible to receive a tuition and fee waiver.
UL Lafayette will offer up to 20 graduate tuition and fee waivers (for two years) to qualified master鈥檚 level students. Interested applicants must be admitted to the UL Lafayette Graduate School to qualify. View our Application Information page to ensure all documents are submitted to gain admission.
Required Materials
In addition to the materials submitted as part of the Graduate School application for admission, the McNair Graduate Scholars Program application packet should include:
- a signed letter (on letterhead) from a McNair Director stating that the applicant is a successful completer of a McNair Scholars undergraduate program (the graduate application non-refundable fee waiver will be applied upon receipt of this letter);
- a personal letter with contact information (sending an e-mail to gradschool@louisiana.edu will suffice) indicating that he/she is applying for the McNair Graduate Scholars Program along with a description of experiences thus far as a McNair scholar and research and academic interest moving forward; and
- three letters of recommendation regarding the student's abilities as a McNair Scholar (recommendation letters from the Graduate School application can be used to fulfill this criteria upon request).