---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 647.4"
title: "34"
number: "647.4"
heading: "What activities and services does a project provide?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/647.4"
---

# §647.4. What activities and services does a project provide?

- (a) A McNair project must provide the following services and activities:
  - (1) Opportunities for research or other scholarly activities at the grantee institution or at graduate centers that are designed to provide students with effective preparation for doctoral study.
  - (2) **Summer internships.**
  - (3) **Seminars and other educational activities designed to prepare students for doctoral study.**
  - (4) **Tutoring.**
  - (5) **Academic counseling.**
  - (6) Assistance to students in securing admission to, and financial assistance for, enrollment in graduate programs.
- (b) A McNair project may provide the following services and activities:
  - (1) Education or counseling services designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of students, including financial planning for postsecondary education.
  - (2) Mentoring programs involving faculty members at institutions of higher education, students, or a combination of faculty members and students.
  - (3) **Exposure to cultural events and academic programs not usually available to disadvantaged students.**
  - (4) Other activities designed to meet the purpose of the McNair Program in [§ 647.1](/cfr/34/647.1.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[75 FR 65794, Oct. 26, 2010]

### 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

[75 FR 65794, Oct. 26, 2010]