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The application for the 2021 Princeton Summer Journalism Program is now closed! Review our eligibility requirements and sign-up to be contacted when the application opens for juniors next winter.
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Learn how the Princeton Summer Journalism Program quickly adapted from a 10-day residential program to a 7-week intensive virtual experience in 2020, allowing students to cover some critical topics of our day from their hometowns.
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Read the stories our resourceful student journalists covered during the pandemic on our blog and in the 2020 Princeton Summer Journal.
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PSJP students develop multimedia projects. Check out one of the finished products!
Welcome to PSJP
The Princeton Summer Journalism Program (PSJP) is one of the only programs of its kind offering a free, innovative residential journalism and college prep institute for high achieving high school juniors from low-income backgrounds. Over ten days every summer, up to 40 students from across the country explore current events and world affairs through workshops and lectures led by Princeton professors, professional journalists, and alumni on campus. The summer program culminates in the publication of the Princeton Summer Journal, the student-produced newspaper. During their senior year, students are matched with a personal college adviser, who will work with them on their college admissions process. Since our founding in 2002, PSJP has graduated more than 400 students who have gone on to attend some of the best colleges and universities and produce content for the most respected publications in the nation. Another 40 will join them this spring, as they complete their senior year and the college admission process!