Scholarships

given to artists and writers of exceptional promise to pursue independent projects at Princeton University during the academic year. Potential Hodder Fellows are composers, choreographers, performance artists, visual artists, writers or other kinds of artists or humanists who have “much more than ordinary intellectual and literary gifts”; they are selected more “for promise than for performance.” Given the strength of the applicant pool, most successful Fellows have published a first book or have similar achievements in their own fields; the Hodder is designed to provide Fellows with the “studious leisure” to undertake significant new work.

Princeton in Africa matches talented and passionate college graduates with organizations working across Africa for yearlong service placements. We enable our Fellows, through their work, to make significant contributions to Africa’s well-being; and we encourage our Fellows to cultivate meaningful relationships with communities in Africa and with one another.

The Princeton in Asia program has long been driven by a mission to foster mutual appreciation and cultural understanding by connecting service-minded graduates and partner organizations in Asia through immersive work experiences that transform perspectives, cultivate long-lasting friendships and benefit local and global communities.Fellows teach in kindergartens, secondary schools, polytechnics and universities; they work with international and local nonprofits as well as some of Asia’s most innovative businesses and social enterprises; they write for newspapers and create content for news platforms with an international reach.

Princeton in Latin America (PiLA) partners with NGOs and multilateral organizations and places highly qualified recent college graduates in year-long service fellowships with nonprofit, public service, humanitarian, and government organizations in Latin American and Caribbean. PiLA Fellows gain valuable and unique international professional experience while making important contributions to sustainable, equitable development efforts throughout the hemisphere. The array of opportunities includes such fields as arts and culture, community development, conservation, education, entrepreneurship, girls’ and women’s empowerment, microfinance, and public health.

One year of free tuition at one of the Prix de Lausanne partner schools and funds to cover a year’s living expenses of the Prize Winner. The winners may choose their school. While advanced skills will be taken into account, jurors’ primary focus will be on the candidate’s potential to succeed as a professional ballet dancer.

Funded domestic and overseas ROTC language programs and scholarships. In order to be eligible students must be U.S. citizens, and on track to commission through the Army, Naval, or Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), contracted or non-contracted, at a regionally accredited college or university in the United States

Project Global Officers (GO) is a Department of Defense initiative that promotes critical language education, study abroad, and intercultural dialogue opportunities through language study for ROTC students. ROTC cadets and midshipmen are also strong candidates for the Boren Scholarship, due to their commitment to national security and government service.

Horseshoe Farm works with gap year, undergraduate, and graduate students (medical students, medical residents, health professions students, and other graduate students) interested in learning about innovative community health and education programs, biopsychosocial approaches to care, non-profit initiatives, and community service leadership. Rotating students and residents have the opportunity to work in clinical settings complemented by serving in  community based programs for seniors, adults, and children.

Each year, PPIA seeks out high-potential undergraduate students from universities across the country to participate in an intensive seven-week Junior Summer Institute (JSI) before their senior year. During their program, fellows are equipped with the knowledge and skills they will need to succeed in graduate school and ultimately, in influential roles serving the public good. The goal of the PPIA Junior Summer Institute Program is to help students achieve a Master’s or joint degree, typically in public policy, public administration, international affairs, or a related field.

allocation of funds to support the development and creation of new puppet productions. Individuals may apply.