- Students who are both first-generation
and qualify as low-income.
- College students who are members of a minority group that is under-represented in higher education.
- Enrolled in a degree program at IUP or transferring to IUP.
- Students who have completed their sophomore year of study (juniors and rising seniors) planning to persue graduate studies and earn a doctoral degree.
- Cumulative GPA of 2.8 or better
- A U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Note: Students whose career goals include the medical
(M.D.) or professional (J.D., D.V.M) fields are not
eligible for the IUP McNair Program.
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Definitions of Eligibility
A student may qualify either as underrepresented, or as first-generation and
low-income.
Underrepresented
The U.S. Department of Education considers the following ethnic/racial groups to be
Underrepresented at the graduate/doctoral level of education and as faculty members in academia:
- African-American/Black
- Hispanic
- Native American or Alaskan Native
First-Generation & Low-Income
Note: in order to be eligible for the program, a student must be BOTH
first-generation and low-income.
First Generation means that neither of your parents has received a degree
from a four-year college or university.
Low-Income means that your total family income is below "Annual
Low Income Levels" defined for Federal TRIO Programs (listed below).
To find whether or not your family is considered "low-income":
- Find your family's taxable income (combined from all returns) by adding
together the taxable income line on the return(s) you and your family members
used.
- Find the total number of people in your household in the table below.
- If your total TAXABLE* income is lower than the limit listed for your family
size and the region in which you live, you are considered "low income".
Independent Student/Status
- 24 years of age;
- An orphan or ward of the court;
- Veteran of Armed Forces of the United States;
- Married individual;
- Married individual with legal dependents other than a spouse;
- A student for whom a financial aid administrator has determined independence by reason of other unusual circumstances.
*REMEMBER TO USE YOUR FAMILY'S TAXABLE INCOME, WHICH CAN BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN GROSS INCOME*
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Federal TRIO Programs
2008 Annual Low Income Levels
(Effective February 2008 Until Further Notice)
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Size of Family Unit |
48 Contiguous States,
D.C., and Outlying Jurisdictions |
Alaska |
Hawaii |
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1 |
$15,600 |
$19,500 |
$17,940 |
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2 |
$21,000 |
$26,250 |
$24,150 |
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3 |
$26,400 |
$33,000 |
$30,360 |
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4 |
$31,800 |
$39,750 |
$36,570 |
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5 |
$37,200 |
$46,500 |
$42,780 |
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6 |
$42,600 |
$53,250 |
$48,990 |
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7 |
$48,000 |
$60,000 |
$55,200 |
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8 |
$53,400 |
$66,750 |
$61,410 |
For family units with more than 8 members, add the following amount for each additional family member: $5,400 for the 48 contiguous states, the District of Columbia and outlying jurisdictions; $6,750
for Alaska; and $6,210 for Hawaii.
The term "low-income individual" means an individual whose family's taxable income for the preceding year did not exceed 150 percent of the poverty level amount.
The figures shown under family income represent amounts equal to 150 percent of
the family income levels established by the Census Bureau for determining
poverty status. The poverty guidelines were published by the U.S. Department of
Education
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