The Princeton Summer Journalism Program (PSJP), run by Princeton University, serves high school juniors from low-income families. The summer program runs from late June to early August, starting with several weeks of virtual journalism classes and ending with about 10 days in residence on the Princeton campus. After the summer, the program provides one-on-one college application advising throughout senior year.
PSJP selects 40 students each year and does not publish application numbers. The program is entirely free, covering travel, housing and meals. Applicants must be juniors in the year of application with a permanent US address, and their families must meet one of several financial criteria, such as household income of $65,000 or less; international students on B, F, J or M visas cannot apply. First-generation college students are given priority.
The 2027–28 application opens in mid-November 2026 and is due on the last Monday in January, January 25, 2027, followed by semifinalist materials and video interviews in April. EDUBUS recommends that juniors who meet the income criteria and are interested in journalism give this program priority, since it combines summer training with a full year of application advising.
