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The application for the 2022 Princeton Summer Journalism Program is now CLOSED! Review our eligibility requirements and admissions process to discover if you (student) or your student(s) is/are eligible to apply in future years.
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In 2021, for the second year in a row, the Princeton Summer Journalism Program has adapted our 10-day residential program into an intensive, multi-week virtual experience, allowing students to cover some critical topics of our day from their bedrooms!
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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 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!