The Princeton Prize honors high school students who have demonstrated notable work in race relations. The program is sponsored by Princeton University and principally undertaken by its alumni. The mission of the Princeton Prize is:

"To identify and recognize high-school-age students who significantly engage and challenge their schools or communities to advance racial equity in order to promote respect and understanding among all people."

Racial conflict is perhaps the most critical domestic issue this country faces. By recognizing, rewarding and reinforcing the good work of high school students who are making a difference, the Princeton Prize hopes to promote better race relations now and provide an impetus for other young people to work towards racial understanding in the future — an activity truly "in the nation's service and the service of humanity."