Bar Success Intervention Grant Program

The Bar Success Intervention Grant Program provides funding to programs and interventions aimed at helping increase bar exam passage rates among students and/or graduates most at-risk of not passing. The central goal of the Bar Success Intervention Grant Program is to increase the knowledge base about effective bar exam success programming that is scalable and replicable.

To be fundable, programs must:

• Have a duration of 12‒24 months and seek funding in the amount of $150,000‒$300,000
• Focus on law students and/or graduates most at risk of not passing the bar exam or institutions with ultimate bar examination passage rates that fall below 70%

• Include clear statements of program goals and tangible and measurable objectives
• Include an evaluation plan

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

• 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.

Please note that in light of the launch of Helix Bar Review, Inc. (“Helix”) a non-profit affiliate of AccessLex Institute, applicants may not utilize AccessLex grant funds to pay for competitor commercial bar preparation programs or materials. To the extent applicants include non-Helix programs and materials as part of research design, applicants are advised to (1) utilize comparable Helix offerings – which will be provided on an in-kind (non-cash) basis, or (2) seek alternate funding for research components requiring use of non-Helix programs or materials.

More information about Helix is available here: HelixBarReview.org. Please direct any specific questions regarding this to Grants@accesslex.org.

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

Webinar

Download the presentation slides from a previous year's Deep Dive into the Bar Success Grant Programs webinar. While this presentation was from a previous year's cycle, the content is still relevant.

Informational Video

Creating an Evaluation Plan for your Grant Proposal

The Bar Success Intervention Grant Program provides funding to programs and interventions aimed at helping increase bar exam passage rates among students and/or graduates most at-risk of not passing. The central goal of the Bar Success Intervention Grant Program is to increase the knowledge base about effective bar exam success programming that is scalable and replicable.

To be fundable, programs must:

• Have a duration of 12‒24 months and seek funding in the amount of $150,000‒$300,000
• Focus on law students and/or graduates most at risk of not passing the bar exam or institutions with ultimate bar examination passage rates that fall below 70%

• Include clear statements of program goals and tangible and measurable objectives
• Include an evaluation plan

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

• 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.

Webinar

Download the presentation slides from the Deep Dive into the Bar Success Grant Programs webinar.

Informational Video

Creating an Evaluation Plan for your Grant Proposal

AccessLex Institute accepts and reviews applications for the Bar Success Intervention Grant Program on the following schedule:

Email questions to Grants@accesslex.org

AccessLex Institute accepts and reviews applications for the Bar Success Intervention Grant Program on the following schedule:

Email questions to Grants@accesslex.org

• Bar Success Intervention Grant Program — FAQs
• Bar Success Intervention Grant Program — LOI Form Preview
• Bar Success Intervention Grant Program — Full Proposal Application Preview
• Bar Success Intervention Grant Program — Timeline Template
• AccessLex Institute Grant Application Policy 
• AccessLex Institute Grant Agreement — Over 125K Template

• Bar Success Intervention Grant Program — FAQs
• Bar Success Intervention Grant Program — LOI Form Preview
• Bar Success Intervention Grant Program — Full Proposal Application Preview
• Bar Success Intervention Grant Program — Timeline Template
• AccessLex Institute Grant Application Policy 
• AccessLex Institute Grant Agreement — Over 125K Template