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.
Donor Name: AccessLex Institute
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/02/2026
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
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, they 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.
Eligibility Criteria
AccessLex will review grant proposals only from U.S.-based tax-exempt non-profit educational institutions and other nonprofit and public organizations. Faculty members, practitioners, and researchers may apply for grants through their eligible affiliated organization.
For more information, visit AccessLex Institute.
