Diversity Pathway Intervention Grant Program

The Diversity Pathway Intervention Grant Program provides funding to programs and initiatives aimed at helping college students and/or college graduates from historically underrepresented groups successfully matriculate into law school and the legal profession. The central goal of the Diversity Pathway Intervention Grant Program is to increase the knowledge base around effective methods for increasing the enrollment and success of law students from historically underrepresented racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. Accordingly, we seek to fund collaborative programs that provide participants with meaningful content and experiences as well as holistic support. 

To be fundable, programs must:

• Have a duration of 12-24 months and seek funding in the amount of $200,000-$300,000
• Focus on college students and/or college graduates from underrepresented racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic backgrounds 
• Include clear statements of program goals and tangible and measurable objectives 
  • Must be premised on preparing participants for the law school admission process and/or law school
  • Program components must be aligned with goals and objectives
• Include an evaluation plan
  • Must be tied directly to goals, objectives, and desired outcomes
  • Must be designed using valid data collection and analytical techniques
  • Must include methods for tracking participants up to some endpoint that transcends the program itself (e.g., end of the admission cycle)
  • Must include methods for documenting relevant outcomes (e.g., participant law school admission outcomes)

Programs that also encompass the following optional elements will be given preference in the selection process:

• Focus on participants who are seeking to begin law school within two (2) years of the start of the desired grant period and have not yet received an admission offer
• Focus on participants with low standardized test scores and/or grades
• Differential treatment of participants (treatment/control group methodology) for purposes of program evaluation
• Relevant long-term support for participants
• Collaboration with other institutions, organizations, etc.

Have specific questions about the grant application process? Please read the AccessLex Institute Grant Application Policy.

Download the Diversity Pathway Intervention Grant Program presentation slides to learn more.

The Diversity Pathway Intervention Grant Program provides funding to programs and initiatives aimed at helping college students and/or college graduates from historically underrepresented groups successfully matriculate into law school and the legal profession. The central goal of the Diversity Pathway Intervention Grant Program is to increase the knowledge base around effective methods for increasing the enrollment and success of law students from historically underrepresented racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. Accordingly, we seek to fund collaborative programs that provide participants with meaningful content and experiences as well as holistic support. 

To be fundable, programs must:

• Have a duration of 12-24 months and seek funding in the amount of $200,000-$300,000
• Focus on college students and/or college graduates from underrepresented racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic backgrounds 
• Include clear statements of program goals and tangible and measurable objectives 
  • Must be premised on preparing participants for the law school admission process and/or law school
  • Program components must be aligned with goals and objectives
• Include an evaluation plan
  • Must be tied directly to goals, objectives, and desired outcomes
  • Must be designed using valid data collection and analytical techniques
  • Must include methods for tracking participants up to some endpoint that transcends the program itself (e.g., end of the admission cycle)
  • Must include methods for documenting relevant outcomes (e.g., participant law school admission outcomes)

Programs that also encompass the following optional elements will be given preference in the selection process:

• Focus on participants who are seeking to begin law school within two (2) years of the start of the desired grant period and have not yet received an admission offer
• Focus on participants with low standardized test scores and/or grades
• Differential treatment of participants (treatment/control group methodology) for purposes of program evaluation
• Relevant long-term support for participants
• Collaboration with other institutions, organizations, etc.

Have specific questions about the grant application process? Please read the AccessLex Institute Grant Application Policy.

Download the Diversity Pathway Intervention Grant Program presentation slides to learn more.

Email questions to [email protected].

Informational Video

Creating an Evaluation Plan for your Grant Proposal

Email questions to [email protected].

Informational Video

Creating an Evaluation Plan for your Grant Proposal

• Diversity Pathway Intervention Grant Program — FAQs
• Diversity Pathway Intervention Grant Program — LOI Form Preview
• Diversity Pathway Intervention Grant Program — Full Proposal Application Preview
• Diversity Pathway Intervention Grant Program — Timeline Template
• AccessLex Institute Grant Application Policy  
• AccessLex Institute Grant Agreement Template
• Grantee and Applicant Resources

• Diversity Pathway Intervention Grant Program — FAQs
• Diversity Pathway Intervention Grant Program — LOI Form Preview
• Diversity Pathway Intervention Grant Program — Full Proposal Application Preview
• Diversity Pathway Intervention Grant Program — Timeline Template
• AccessLex Institute Grant Application Policy 
• AccessLex Institute Grant Agreement Template
• Grantee and Applicant Resources