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Different campus means a site of an institution of higher education that-
Different population means a group of individuals that an eligible entity desires to serve through an application for a grant under the McNair TRIO program and that-
Financial and economic literacy means knowledge about personal financial decision-making, which may include but is not limited to knowledge about-
First-generation college student means-
Graduate center means an institution of higher education as defined in sections 101 and 102 of the HEA; and that-
Graduate education means studies beyond the bachelor's degree leading to a postbaccalaureate degree.
Groups underrepresented in graduate education. The following ethnic and racial groups are considered underrepresented in graduate education: Black (non-Hispanic), Hispanic, American Indian, Alaskan Native (as defined in section 7306 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA)), Native Hawaiians (as defined in section 7207 of the ESEA), and Native American Pacific Islanders (as defined in section 320 of the HEA).
HEA means the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
Institution of higher education means an educational institution as defined in sections 101 and 102 of the HEA.
Low-income individual means an individual whose family's taxable income did not exceed 150 percent of the poverty level in the calendar year preceding the year in which the individual participates in the project. Poverty level income is determined by using criteria of poverty established by the Bureau of the Census of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Research or scholarly activity means an educational activity that is more rigorous than is typically available to undergraduates in a classroom setting, that is definitive in its start and end dates, contains appropriate benchmarks for completion of various components, and is conducted under the guidance of an appropriate faculty member with experience in the relevant discipline.
Target population means the universe from which McNair participants will be selected. The universe may be expressed in terms of geography, type of institution, academic discipline, type of disadvantage, type of underrepresentation, or any other qualifying descriptor that would enable an applicant to more precisely identify the kinds of eligible project participants they wish to serve.
34 C.F.R. §647.7
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 , 1070a-15 , and 1141