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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. From an initial enrollment of 19 students, EOP has grown to over 550 currently enrolled.

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

June 19, 2009

Engineering Student William Marin Awarded a Fellowship to Study in Germany

William Marin, an electrical engineering major at NJIT, has been awarded the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Fellowship (CBYX).  Marin is one of 75 students chosen from more than 500... read more!

Tagged: student, research, electrical engineering, educational opportunity program, study abroad, junior, center for pre-college programs, eop, office of international students, sweden, mcnair, jonkoping university

December 5, 2008

The Sisters Ramos, Two High School Valedictorians, Excel at NJIT

The Ramos sisters, Kathya and Jennifer, always excelled academically. They both graduated from high school as class valedictorians.  During their junior and senior years in high school, they... read more!

Tagged: scholarship, students, civil engineering, class of 2010, chemical engineering, educational opportunity program, undergraduate, eop, phi eta sigma, society of women engineers, class of 2012

November 6, 2008

Getting By with a Little Help from My Friend: Aileen’s Triumph at NJIT

Midway through “boot camp,” feeling overwhelmed, Aileen Davila vanished.  She left her dorm room one Thursday afternoon and never returned.  It wasn’t Army boot... read more!

Tagged: albert dorman honors college, class of 2009, scholarship, school of management, educational opportunity program, business management, eop, tony howell

October 29, 2008

Watching a Heart Beat: Two Students Spend Time in the Surgery Room, Observing

Two NJIT students spent seven weeks this summer at St. Barnabas Medical Center, observing surgeons as they operated on patients.  The two also shadowed medical residents as they visited... read more!

Tagged: class of 2010, educational opportunity program, medical

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