Bloomfield College Earns $1.3 Million McNair Grant From US Dept. Of Ed

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield College recently earned a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help it “prepare first-generation, income-eligible college students and members of underrepresented groups for doctoral study.”

The five-year Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement (McNair) grant will cover fiscal years 2023 to 2028. According to school administrators:

“In addition to providing coveted opportunities for research and other scholarly activities, such as summer internships and seminars, McNair-funded initiatives at Bloomfield College traditionally include individualized mentoring, tutoring and academic counseling as well as assistance with securing admission to, and financial assistance for, enrollment in graduate programs. Current Bloomfield College sophomores or first-semester junior students may apply for the Bloomfield College McNair Scholars Program through the college’s online application.”

Bloomfield College has been the recipient of McNair grants since 2009. Project funding requires Bloomfield College to serve 25 participants across a five-year period, administrators said.

The college is one of 189 institutions of higher education across the United States awarded a portion of a total $51.7 million in McNair Grants announced this August, and one of six McNair Grant projects receiving funding in New Jersey.

“Our McNair scholars have traditionally gone on to earn graduate degrees and to play leadership roles in critical research,” said Beverly Fields, Bloomfield College McNair Scholars Program Director.

“Oftentimes, McNair scholars contribute to research projects while still undergraduates,” Fields said. “The opportunities that open up to them through the McNair grant funding are unparalleled.”

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