Educational Opportunity Program

Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)


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The Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) is a state funded program for New Jersey students who are educationally and economically challenged and who are greatly underrepresented in science and technological fields. 

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) was among the earliest higher education institutions in the State to accept the challenge posed by the New Jersey Department of Higher Education to "identify, recruit and provide financial assistance to needy students who are residents of this State in order that they may be able to attend institutions of higher education." In response to this challenge, the Engineering Opportunity Program was established in 1968. It was renamed the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) in 1975 to reflect its broader mission of providing access to other areas of study at the university, including architecture, science, and business.

The university has consistently displayed strong commitment to and support for EOP, and provides adequate resources to assure the Program's success.


Educational Opportunity Program Stories From Our Features Site

February 2, 2012
David Takacs is juggling a demanding major – architecture – with a monumental athletic endeavor:  He’s training for the Olympics.David, a junior, is one of the top-ranked... read more!
October 10, 2011
It isn’t often that an undergraduate gets a scholarship that pays her to do scientific research. But that’s precisely the good fortune that befell Vincia Jackson, a sophomore majoring... read more!
September 22, 2011
Three NJIT students will spend a year studying abroad– half the year at an Italian university and half at a Spanish university – and get a bachelor's degree from each. That means... read more!
September 9, 2011
When she was just a child, starting around age five, Daisy Gallegos would translate for her parents. They had immigrated to America from Ecuador and didn’t speak English, which Daisy had... read more!