A variety of fellowships are available to recent Princeton graduates through multiple University offices and affiliated programs. There are internship programs for all class years.
Please note that because many organizations are still working out details with their recruiting timelines the deadlines for some of these programs are changing. Please check back often or with the program organizers.
Princeton Fellowship Deadlines
Princeton Fellowship Programs
For: SPIA Seniors or MPA, Class of 2024
Length: One year
Application deadline: February 26, 2024
Contact: Cara Carpenito
Fellows will put their training to work at the frontier of policy making, building on their skills of social science research and effective writing while developing experience in policy advocacy, organizing, and implementation within a given policy domain.
Fellows will develop and hone their expertise while advancing sustainability, expanding opportunity, and boosting equity and inclusion consistent with racial and economic justice and human dignity.
For: Seniors
Length: Two years
Application deadline: End of January
Contact: Jenny Wagner
The High Meadows Fellowship Program places graduating Princeton seniors in two-year positions within nonprofit organizations that aim to protect the environment, promote environmental sustainability and build environmentally focused communities.
For: Seniors and recent graduates
Length: One year
Application deadline: October 27, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.
Contact: [email protected]
Princeton in Africa matches talented and passionate college graduates (and graduating students) with organizations working across Africa for year-long service placements.
Placements in countries such as Benin, Botswana, Côte d’Ivoire, Eswatini, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Posts with organizations such as the African Leadership Academy, African School of Economics, Baylor Pediatric AIDS Initiative, International Rescue Committee, the International Livestock Research Centre, Emerging Leaders Foundation, Pangea Global Ventures, Population Services International.
Please see the FAQs section on the Princeton in Africa Program website before applying.
For: Rising seniors and recent graduates
Length: One year
Application deadline: Nov. 1, 2024
Contact: [email protected]
Princeton in Asia (PiA) fosters mutual appreciation and cross-cultural understanding between the United States and Asia through immersive work fellowships in host organizations and communities.
For the 2025-2026 fellowship cycle, PiA plans to offer 60 one- and two-year fellowship positions in the following countries and regions: Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. PiA fellowships span a variety of focus areas: arts and culture; economic development; education; environmental sustainability; peace, justice, and access to information; public health; sports; and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Current seniors as well as alumni are encouraged to apply.
For: Seniors
Length: One year
Application deadline: This program is not seeking applications in the fall. Learn more on the PiLA website.
Contact: [email protected]
Princeton in Latin America (PiLA) partners with NGOs and multilateral organizations and places highly qualified recent college graduates (graduating students) in year-long service fellowships with nonprofit, public service, humanitarian, and government organizations in Latin America and Caribbean.
For: Seniors and any recent Princeton Alumni up to three years out (Classes of 2021-2024)
Length: One year (Fellows have the option of completing an additional year)
Application deadline: January 18th, 2024
Contact: Laissa Gibson, Program Coordinator of Fellowship Engagement and Development
For over 30 years, Princeton AlumniCorps has partnered with hundreds of social impact organizations across the nation to deliver the Princeton Project 55 Fellowship program for more than 2,000 Princeton Alumni. Project 55 Fellows are selected to be placed with nonprofit organizations, serving a variety of social causes, in the Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, New Jersey, Philadelphia, New York City, and Washington, D.C. Fellows lead in full-time, paid positions with nonprofits to perform high-impact work that contributes to both the organization’s mission and the Fellow’s development as a civic professional. Application fee waivers are available upon request. Please contact Laissa Gibson to learn more.
For: Seniors and MPA Students
Application deadline: October 2, 2023
Contact: Cara Carpenito
The SINSI Graduate Program consists of two parts, a two-year MPA program with a full scholarship for tuition and living expenses at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and a two-year SINSI fellowship with an executive branch department or agency usually placed between the first and second year of the MPA program.