The Emma Bloomberg Center for Access & Opportunity, established in 2021, enhances and expands Princeton’s fundamental commitment to the college success of all students, including those from first-generation, lower-income and underrepresented backgrounds. The Center brings together the University’s nation-leading initiatives in college access and opportunity, serves as a hub for research and innovation in the field of college access and success, and informs and strengthens similar efforts at colleges and universities across the country and abroad. Its programs include:

• Princeton University Preparatory Program (PUPP) is a rigorous academic and cultural enrichment program that supports high-achieving, low- income high school students from local districts.
• The Princeton Summer Journalism Program’s goal is to diversify college and professional newsrooms by encouraging outstanding students from low-income backgrounds to pursue careers in journalism. The program welcomes 35-40 high school juniors (rising seniors) to the multi-week hybrid summer intensive, which culminates in a 10-day residential seminar in journalism. Program participants also receive one-to-one college admissions mentorship from a volunteer college counselor.  
• The Freshman Scholars Institute (FSI) is an eight-week, residential pre-orientation program that allows a cohort of entering students the chance to experience the intellectual, co-curricular and social life at Princeton prior to the beginning of the fall semester. Students take two credit-bearing courses that count toward graduation requirements including HUM 250: Ways of Knowing and a second quantitative/STEM course based on their academic interests. Through these experiences, students will be able to reflect upon the transition to college, learn to navigate University resources, establish early mentoring relationships with staff and faculty, and develop the skills foundational to scholarly work.
• FSI Online is a seven-week, fully virtual academic and co-curricular pre-orientation program designed primarily for first-generation and/or low-income (FLi) students. FSI Online gives students an early opportunity to enroll in one online, credit-bearing Princeton course titled Ways of Knowing; connect in structured exchanges with faculty, staff and peers; and gain familiarity with various academic and co-curricular campus resources.
• The Transfer Scholars Initiative (TSI) is a full time, eight-week pilot summer program that hosts a small and talented cohort of local community college students considering transfer to highly selective four-year colleges with excellent completion rates. Students benefit from taking two for-credit Princeton courses as well as intensive transfer success programming as they plan their four-year application process.
• The Scholars Institute Fellows Program (SIFP) provides all first- generation and/or lower-income students at Princeton with mentorship, academic enrichment and scholarly community throughout their tenure at Princeton.
• Each year the Transfer Program admits academically promising students who have excelled at other institutions of higher learning. Through the program, students who bring a variety of perspectives and experiences join the campus community, including those with backgrounds as first-generation, low-income students, community college students and U.S. military veterans.
• The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) is the centerpiece of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s initiatives to increase diversity in the faculty ranks of institutions of higher learning. The fellowship identifies highly qualified underrepresented students and other students who have demonstrated a commitment to diversity.
• Aspiring Scholars and Professionals (ASAP) is a cohort program designed to introduce undergraduates from other New Jersey colleges and universities to higher education careers in the humanities and qualitative social sciences. The program includes an eight-week summer institute on Princeton University’s campus. During that time, students participate in professional development and research methods workshops, and are paired with a Princeton faculty or staff member for a research or professional internship.
  
  Princeton also partners with national organizations that support the success of students from under-represented backgrounds, including Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA), AI4ALL, the W.E.B. DuBois Scholars Institute and the Warrior-Scholar Project.
  
  In addition, the University participates in national outreach and engagement efforts dedicated to expanding access and opportunity for under-represented students, including The American Talent Initiative (ATI), the FGLI Consortium, the Trenton College Access Network (TCAN), and the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE).

Graduate Programs

Access, Diversity & Inclusion (ADI) programming focuses on supporting the success of graduate students who add to the rich diversity of the University community. Programs are designed to ensure that every student can flourish in graduate school.

• The Princeton Prospective Ph.D. Preview (P3) is a nationally recognized prospective student visitation program that allows undergraduate scholars to learn more about graduate life at Princeton. During the visitation, students participate in workshops that prepare them for the graduate admissions process, they can network with faculty and graduate students in their academic fields, and they develop skills that will help them transition to graduate school.
• The Princeton Graduate Scholars Program (GSP) is a cohort-based mentoring program designed to support first-year Princeton graduate students in their graduate school journey. GSP hosts over 20 events throughout the academic year, including an annual retreat to foster community, networking, career development, and wellness workshops, along with faculty and postdoctoral “Lunch and Learns.” Scholars meet one-on-one with ADI dean mentors and benefit from our robust peer mentoring program through GSP student-centered mentoring pods.
• The Horizon Fellowship, formerly known as the Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Initiative, provides students with a one-year fully funded fellowship that includes an offer of regular admission to the sponsoring doctoral program following their Pre-Doctoral Fellowship year. The fellowship is for students who would benefit from an additional year of independent study to ensure their success in the sponsoring department’s Ph.D. program.
• The ADI Diversity Fellowship (DF) is designed to equip graduate students with the necessary tools to develop into culturally competent professionals. The primary goal is for diversity fellows to learn how to foster an inclusive community among graduate students and serve as a resource for both current and prospective students. The fellowship focuses on promoting the collaborative efforts between the Office of Access, Diversity, and Inclusion and others to create a supportive environment through structured mentorship and developmental opportunities.