Service and civic engagement at Princeton University can take many forms. Find the opportunity that’s right for you by choosing the interests, location, and more that align with your preferences, schedule, and passions. All opportunities are open to both undergraduate and graduate students at Princeton unless noted otherwise.

Not sure where to get started? Use the filters below to see what groups align with your interests or other needs. 

Know what group or program you want to join? Email the staff or student board leaders to begin. 

Ways to Get Involved

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    Princeton RISE matches partners and students to address racial justice and contribute to campus and community projects.

    Advocacy and Activism, Internships and Fellowships
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    Princeton for Health Literacy and Equity raises awareness of key health issues in Princeton students and the local community.

    Advocacy and Activism
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    Brings together musicians from Princeton with local nursing homes, assisted living homes, and hospice communities.

    Volunteering
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    Princeton Splash is an organization focused on spreading enthusiasm for learning.

    Advocacy and Activism, Student Leadership, Volunteering
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    Acts of Kindness seeks to create a welcoming campus where everyone can interact with and accept each other, no matter who they are.

    Advocacy and Activism, Volunteering
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    Work with the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad to serve the town of Princeton.

    Volunteering
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    CONTACT is a Student Volunteers Council service project whose volunteers answer phone calls for a local crisis hotline and the national suicide hotline.

    Volunteering
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    The Princeton chapter of the American Red Cross coordinates and runs blood drives for the Red Cross several times throughout the year.

    Student Leadership, Volunteering
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    Volunteers with PMPMC commit to one weekly three-hour shift in one of the units at the Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center (e.g. emergency room, pediatrics, neurology).

    Volunteering
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    With Big Brothers Big Sisters you can serve children from the local community.

    Advocacy and Activism, Student Leadership, Volunteering
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    Academic Success Today seeks to foster strong interpersonal relationships between Princeton students and their mentees, through tutoring, relationship-building, and academic guidance.

    Volunteering
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    The Nancy Weiss Malkiel Fellowship supports first-generation college students at Princeton who are interested in working alongside community partners to expand educational access.

    Internships and Fellowships
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    Undergraduate students design their own grassroots peace projects as part of a national collaboration.

    Advocacy and Activism, Internships and Fellowships
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    Community House After School Programs enable middle and high school students to 

    Student Leadership, Volunteering
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    Partners in Health (PIH) Engage aims to build the right to health movement by growing and amplifying PIH's mission, as a global health organization, worldwide.

    Advocacy and Activism, Student Leadership, Volunteering
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    Camp Kesem is a nationwide community, driven by passionate college student leaders, that supports children through and beyond their parent’s cancer.

    Advocacy and Activism, Student Leadership, Volunteering
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    Princeton Effective Altruism's mission is to understand how best to do good in the world, and then apply that knowledge to help others.

    Advocacy and Activism
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    Offers graduating seniors the opportunity to work with nonprofits to protect the environment, promote sustainability, and build environmentally focused communities.

    Internships and Fellowships
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    Princeton Internships in Civic Service (PICS) is an alumni-founded program with the John H. Pace, Jr. '39 Center for Civic Engagement that provides Princeton undergraduates paid summer internships in nonprofit organizations.

    Internships and Fellowships
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    Undergraduate students design and engage in service-related summer internships and projects, and connect those experiences to their academic work and career.

    Internships and Fellowships
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    Community House stands with families in the greater Princeton area to support the academic and social-emotional wellbeing of local youth.

    Student Leadership, Volunteering