Acceptances/Awards – TRIO Ronald E. McNair

Jennifer Dawson Receives Jeffers Chertok Memorial Scholarship and Tyler V Williams Scholarship!

11/25/2025 by Rivera, Reyna

EWU TRIO McNair proudly celebrates Jennifer Dawson, an outstanding student majoring in both sociology and criminal justice, for being awarded two prestigious scholarships: the Jeffers Chertok Memorial Scholarship and the Tyler V Williams Scholarship! The Jeffers W. Chertok Memorial Scholarship, established in 2005 by Daniel & Margie Carper and the Chertok Family, honors the remarkable … Read more

Brasin Benjamin, McNair Scholar Awarded BECU Foundation Scholarship!

11/25/2025 by Rivera, Reyna

We are thrilled to announce that Brasin Benjamin, McNair scholar a dedicated undergraduate student, has been selected as a recipient of the Boeing Employees Credit Union (BECU) Foundation Scholarship. The mission of the BECU Foundation is to encourage and administer contributions for educational scholarships, extending the credit union’s philosophy of “people helping people.” Through its … Read more

Raúl Segura at CWU!

11/10/202511/10/2025 by Rivera, Reyna

Congratulations to Raul Segura, a distinguished EWU McNair Scholar and winner of the 2025 Student Leader of the Year Award, on his acceptance into multiple graduate programs! After a competitive application process that resulted in offers from prestigious institutions like the University of Minnesota, Howard University, and the University of Oregon, Raul has chosen to … Read more

McNair Scholar Alice Chamberlin Accepted to Penn State Summer Research Internship

05/13/2025 by Bakima Ssebanakitta

Congratulations to McNair Scholar, Alice Chamberlin! Alice has been accepted to Penn State’s Summer Research Internship. Penn State’s Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) is in it’s 37th year, with 610 program alumni completing their Ph.D. degree. SROP is run by the Big Ten Academic Alliance universities in order to increase the pursuit of graduate studies … Read more

McNair Scholar Noemi Accepted to University of New Mexico Summer Research Internship

04/28/2025 by Bakima Ssebanakitta

Congratulations to McNair Scholar, Noemi! Noemi has been accepted to University of New Mexico’s Summer Research Internship. This collaborative experience, sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) since 2017, uses principles of Community-Based Participatory Research to observe “the nature and impacts of US immigration the nature and impacts of US immigration policy in the Paso … Read more

McNair Scholar Tiago Correia Accepted to Tufts University MS in Mathematics

04/22/2025 by Bakima Ssebanakitta

Congratulations to McNair Scholar Tiago Correia! Tiago has been accepted to Tufts University Master of Science in Mathematics, with partial funding. Tufts offers both basic and applied mathematics with customizable programs of study. Tiago Correia is a first-generation, low-income student working towards a Bachelor of Science in mathematics at Eastern Washington University. His research interests are in … Read more