---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 647.3"
title: "34"
number: "647.3"
heading: "Who is eligible to participate in a McNair project?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/647.3"
---

# §647.3. Who is eligible to participate in a McNair project?


A student is eligible to participate in a McNair project if the student meets all the following requirements:

- (a)
  - (1) Is a citizen or national of the United States; or
  - (2) Is a permanent resident of the United States; or
  - (3) Is in the United States for other than a temporary purpose and provides evidence from the Immigration and Naturalization Service of his or her intent to become a permanent resident; or
  - (4) Is a permanent resident of Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands; or
  - (5) **Is a resident of one of the Freely Associated States.**
- (b) Is currently enrolled in a degree program at an institution of higher education that participates in the student financial assistance programs authorized under Title IV of the HEA.
- (c) **Is—**
  - (1) A low-income individual who is a first-generation college student;
  - (2) A member of a group that is underrepresented in graduate education; or
  - (3) A member of a group that is not listed in [§ 647.7](/cfr/34/647.7.md) if the group is underrepresented in certain academic disciplines as documented by standard statistical references or other national survey data submitted to and accepted by the Secretary on a case-by-case basis.
- (d) **Has not enrolled in doctoral level study at an institution of higher education.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[59 FR 43989, Aug. 25, 1994, as amended at 90 FR 504, Jan. 3, 2025]

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-15, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 59 FR 43989, Aug. 25, 1994, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[59 FR 43989, Aug. 25, 1994, as amended at 90 FR 504, Jan. 3, 2025]