Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and Opportunity

The Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and Opportunity advances Princeton's commitment to an inclusive student body. Their programs are designed to provide all students, including those from first-generation, low-income and underrepresented backgrounds, with the mentorship, academic enrichment and community that they need to thrive at Princeton.

Media Gallery

Announcing the Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and Opportunity at Princeton University

Khristina Gonzalez, Director of the Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and Opportunity, and students

FSI students presenting their Molecular Biology research at a poster session

First-Gen and Lower Income

⭐ First-Gen and Lower Income

Princeton has worked to increase the accessibility of Princeton to first-generation, lower income (FLI) students; 24% of students in the Class of 2023 receive Pell Grants.

FLI Student Organizations

Student organizations such as the Princeton First-Generation Low Income Council (FLIC) serve as a community for the first-generation and lower income students at Princeton, connecting them to resources, dialogue and fellowship.

Freshman Scholars Institute (FSI)

Each summer, Princeton invites a number of first-years to the Freshman Scholars Institute (FSI). This fully-paid, eight-week summer program is particularly geared to first-generation, lower income students, and allows them to get a feel for Princeton and experience the academic and extracurricular life before the school year begins. Scholars partake in a number of programming and classes, and build their own communities of support prior to beginning college.

Scholars Institute Fellows Program (SIFP)

The Scholars Institute Fellows Program (SIFP) offers mentorship, academic enrichment, and a welcoming scholarly community to students hailing from backgrounds historically underrepresented at Princeton. In particular, they invite all first-generation and low-income students, as well as military veterans and transfer students, to apply to become SIFP Fellows. SIFP provides a supportive community to ensure all students at Princeton excel, regardless of background or circumstances.

University Support for FLI Students

There are a number of different organizations and events on campus to ensure that all students, particularly FLI students coming from disadvantaged backgrounds, are given the resources and support to thrive at Princeton. Such organizations include the Freshman Scholars Institute (FSI) and the Scholars Institute Fellows Programs (SIFP) under the Office of the Dean of the College, and The First-Generation Low Income Council (FLIC), which is a student organization that advocates for FLI students.