{"id":7798,"date":"2012-08-31T01:19:41","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T01:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/?page_id=7798"},"modified":"2024-03-01T19:44:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T19:44:22","slug":"benefits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2012\/08\/72Roundtbl461.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52690 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2012\/08\/72Roundtbl461.jpg\" alt=\"72Roundtbl461\" width=\"722\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2012\/08\/72Roundtbl461.jpg 722w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2012\/08\/72Roundtbl461-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paid ($2,800 from McNair and an additional $3,200 from Augsburg; plus a room and board stipend) summer research internship under the mentorship of a faculty member.<\/li>\n<li>Free non-credit McNair Intensive Seminar (MIS), a two-day retreat with rigorous academic programming.<\/li>\n<li>Tuition-free 2 academic credit course, McNair 301: <em>Research in the Disciplines.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Opportunities for paid conference travel and professional presentation of original research.<\/li>\n<li>Fee waivers for graduate applications and graduate fellowships designated for McNair Scholars only.<\/li>\n<li>Intensive GRE preparation, the test required for admittance into many graduate programs.<\/li>\n<li>GRE test fee reduction (50% off).<\/li>\n<li>Assistance in securing admission and financial aid for enrollment in graduate programs.<\/li>\n<li>Acculturation to the graduate school experience.<\/li>\n<li>Academic and career counseling.<\/li>\n<li>Sharpened writing and oral presentation skills.<\/li>\n<li>Social and cultural activities.<\/li>\n<li>Scholars who present their research receive Augsburg Experience credit.<\/li>\n<li>The chance to be a part of a motivated, diverse and supportive learning community!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>In compliance with IRS regulations, student\u00a0researchers will\u00a0<\/b><b>receive a 1099-MISC form in January\u00a0<\/b><b>for the total amount of your research stipend and housing stipend (if you lived on campus)\u00a0<\/b><b>of the prior year<\/b><b>. T<\/b><b>he funding for research stipends granted by Augsburg University and federal funds is taxable income and recipients are responsible for reporting these financial awards on their individual tax returns, if applicable.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paid ($2,800 from McNair and an additional $3,200 from Augsburg; plus a room and board stipend) summer research internship under the mentorship of a faculty member. Free non-credit McNair Intensive Seminar (MIS), a two-day retreat with rigorous academic programming. Tuition-free 2 academic credit course, McNair 301: Research in the Disciplines. Opportunities for paid conference travel &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7798","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7798"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53013,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7798\/revisions\/53013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}