About the Project 55 Fellowship
Princeton AlumniCorps believes in fostering and connecting leaders committed to advancing social change. The Princeton Project 55 Fellowship Program provides recent Princeton graduates with formative experiences working in the public interest, instilling in all fellows a greater awareness of critical social issues, a deeper understanding of their capacity to bring about change, and a lifelong commitment to justice and equity.
Project 55 offers Fellows leadership programming and wrap-around support from local volunteers and our national staff with the goal of supporting the transition to full-time nonprofit work. Fellows are placed across the country in organizations across nonprofit and public service sectors. What makes a Project 55 Fellowship unique is our holistic approach to personal and professional development. Becoming a Project 55 Fellow is a chance to explore a lifelong commitment to social justice and join a community of more than 2,000 Princeton alumni who have launched their postgraduate lives through Project 55. Project 55 Fellows have found their experience influenced their personal and professional paths while being connected to valuable relationships that support them in multiple facets of their life.
Each year approximately 40% of our Fellows stay in their placement after their Fellowship concludes, and some have stayed with their organization for more than a decade. After completing their Fellowship, program alumni have continued work with their placement, started their own nonprofits, and built careers in the sector. They’ve stayed engaged with the network by becoming mentors, local area committee volunteers and connected Project 55 Fellows with new opportunities.