The deadline for the RISE priority application for students is January 8, 2025
The Princeton RISE summer 2025 application (via the Pace Center Summer Service Internship common application) opens in early December and the deadline to apply is January 8, 2024. If you have questions about RISE, please reach out to Jenny Wagner ([email protected]). If you are a community partner organization looking to collaborate with RISE, check out our Internships Collaboration page. The RISE Community Partner Application is due October 4, 2024.
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The Princeton RISE (Recognizing Inequities and Standing for Equality) Fellowship Program helps connect Princeton undergraduates with meaningful internships focused on combating systemic racism across all sectors of society. Princeton RISE is intended to foster students' enduring and sustained commitment to civic engagement and was established in 2020 in response to the Black, indigenous, LatinX, and Asian lives lost to the pandemic, police violence, and citizen vigilantism. RISE fellows engage with racial equity projects spanning a wide range of topics, including health, advocacy, reproductive rights, criminal justice, immigration, LGBTQIA+ justice, food security, housing security, environmental justice, religious and ethnic minority rights, voting rights, public policy, disability justice, and the arts.
About the Program
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For Students
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For Students
Apply to RISE via our first round Pace Center Summer Internship application that opens in December and closes in early January. Applicants can submit applications for up to two RISE internship opportunities, and may also apply for other Pace Center summer opportunities via the same application. You can find a full list of internship opportunities with RISE by searching for "RISE" when you log into Princeton University's Global Programs System (GPS).
The RISE program follows a cohort model, with cohorts meeting around specific themes (examples: Health, Law/Justice, Sustainability, Education). RISE fellows meet via Zoom on Thursday afternoons with a cohort for training, reflection, and guided discussions led by RISE Peer Facilitators. RISE fellows work 35 hours/week for their organization and spend 5 hours/week engaged in RISE cohort activities, including place-based engagement and learning.
Students can apply for up to two different RISE positions during the application process. The RISE program is open to all eligible participants, regardless of identity, beliefs, or other protected characteristics.
If you have questions or need supporting finding a RISE opportunity that's right for you, check out our Frequently Asked Questions or contact RISE Program Director Jenny Wagner at [email protected]
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For Community Partner Organizations
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The RISE 2025 community partner application is now open. Please submit your application no later than 5:00 pm EST on Friday, October 4, 2024. We're especially excited to expand our partnerships in the NYC and DC metro areas, as well as in the fields of STEM, healthcare, theater, and law. If you are interested in hosting a RISE intern in a future summer, please contact Jenny Wagner.
Explore Internships
Explore RISE summer internship opportunities through Princeton University's Global Programs System (GPS). All RISE internships begin with prefix of "rise," so start under 'simple search" by entering "rise" to see all RISE offerings. NOTE: to narrow down your search even further, go to "advanced search" and select the Organization Sector parameter.
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Gain the skills, knowledge and tools to be able to practice and model forms of allyship and take part in mutual aid networks.
When we examine how our values intersect, we gain insight into how we can use commonalities or differences to deepen our service and civic engagement and move forward.
Taking time to understand the issue your plan to work on and how it manifests in real time for the community is crucial to developing a successful, meaningful, and sustainable effort.
Effective communication can help you build a strong rapport with others and generate support for your work while starting a dialogue about this issues you are passionate about.
Learn about mutual aid networks, how to plug into community needs in your town, and where to find virtual volunteer opportunities.
Being welcomed into a community is an act of trust; one we should honor and respect. The people and communities we work with don't need a savior, they need an ally.
