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By Katie Cooper

EARTH Futures Associate, Costa Rica

When I accepted an offer to work as a Princeton in Latin America Fellow at EARTH University in Costa Rica, I never thought that I would be on a farm in rural Uganda 25 minutes from the DRC or meet a Ugandan King during the course of my fellowship. As a PiLA Fellow at EARTH University in Costa Rica, I was able to live through these experiences and more on a recent work trip to Uganda with my team.

By Liliana Lines

Arboretum and Campus Experience Fellow, Osa Conservation, Costa Rica

From the Rainforest: My Princeton in Latin America Fellowship at Osa Conservation

We are excited to announce that the Princeton in Latin America (PiLA) application portal is officially open! We are now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 fellowship cohort. If you’re passionate about contributing to organizations making a difference in Latin America and are eager to embark on a transformative journey of service and professional growth, this is your opportunity to join a dynamic and impactful program.

(June 3, 2024).  The board of Princetin in Latin America is pleased to announce the appointment of Haley Anderson as PiLA’s new full-time Executive Director effective immediately.  Haley has supported PiLA as a consultant during our relaunch, helping to evaluate and interview candidates for the 2024/25 cohort and managing our orientation program.  She holds a PhD in non-profit management from Northern Arizona State University and spent the past year as a visiting scholar at Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs.  She previously served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nicaragua

To the PiLA Community:

We are happy to announce that Princeton in Latin America (PiLA), after a period of dormancy due to the global pandemic, is planning to reopen its doors to continue its mission to provide recent college graduates with service experiences in Latin America and the Caribbean, and to advance the socioeconomic development objectives of partner organizations throughout the region.  We hope to count on your continued su

When I applied to Princeton in Latin America, I fully expected to be sent off to a remote community somewhere in Latin America. I was already preparing for exciting new foods, the embarrassing moments that naturally result from being a foreigner in a new culture, and most importantly, learning about international development at the local level.

We are thrilled to share with the PiLA Family that all our new PiLA Fellows have started their placements!

It’s been a whirlwind year for PiLA and for our valued partner organizations, but also for our program finalists for the 2020-21 fellowship year.