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Since launching our grantmaking activities in 2014, we have awarded over $26.4 million in support of our research priorities: access, affordability, and the value of legal education.
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Wake Forest University School of Law
Program:
Unsolicited Grants Program
Date:
September 2020
Amount:
$58,372
Status:
Awarded
This project will identify students’ knowledge gaps about the law school admissions process, negative views of Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs), and financial barriers that lead to fewer application submissions, and fewer offers of acceptance.
St. John's University School of Law
Program:
Diversity Pipeline Research Grant Program
Date:
November 2019
Amount:
$125,000
Status:
Awarded
The Weekend Prep Program will support college graduates of diverse and/or disadvantaged backgrounds in their pursuit of a law degree. Participants will receive resources on the law school admissions process, including a comprehensively designed LSAT Prep course, motivational and informational workshops, and individualized advisement. The program will last 24 weekends specifically targeting college graduates who work full-time and/or have family obligations, plus college seniors.
University of Pennsylvania
Program:
Unsolicited Grants Program
Date:
August 2019
Amount:
$71,028
Status:
Awarded
This grant will comprehensively evaluate whether the adoption of rgw Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) has positively influenced enrollment and Bar passage rates of underrepresented and minority students in law schools located in participating states. It will also measure the extent to which (a) tuition and fees costs and costs of living, (b) interstate employment mobility, and (c) overall employment prospects of graduates from participating schools and states varied given the adoption of UBE.
Concordia University Chicago
Program:
Unsolicited Grants Program
Date:
April 2019
Amount:
$10,000
Status:
Awarded
The grant will examine approximately 30 first-generation law students enrolled at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law using both surveys and in-depth interviews to identify critical: pre-law school experiences, psychoemotional/educational needs of enrolled first-generation law students, and personal qualities associated with first-generation students’ law school success.
The Law College Association of the University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law
Program:
Unsolicited Grants Program
Date:
March 2019
Amount:
$123,411
Status:
Awarded
This grant will pilot a seven and a half-week online course teaching standard contracts and foundational skills in case-reading and analysis to 250 aspiring JD students. The course is intended to expose students to the materials and methods of legal education and better prepare them for success in JD programs. A more valid and reliable predictor of student performance in law school will be developed using factors beyond standardized test scores and undergraduate grades.
University of Texas at El Paso
Program:
Diversity Pipeline Research Grant Program
Date:
March 2019
Amount:
$120,954
Status:
Awarded
The Law School Preparation Institute College Summer Program offers undergraduate students an introduction to legal thought, legal research and writing, oral advocacy, and basic legal analysis. It is intended to prepare students for the LSAT, cultivates mentoring opportunities, and assists students with becoming more well-rounded, attractive law school candidates.
The Florida International University Board of Trustees on Behalf of Its College of Law
Program:
Diversity Pipeline Research Grant Program
Date:
March 2019
Amount:
$124,850
Status:
Awarded
The Path to the Profession Initiative is a nine-week summer program that targets undergraduate students in their sophomore year through their enrollment into law school. The purpose of the program is to both facilitate the increased enrollment of minority and other traditionally underrepresented groups into an ABA approved law school, and to further the development of skills necessary for a successful law school experience once enrolled.
To read more, please visit FIU Law Receives $124,850 Grant to Increase Diversity in the Legal Profession.
Northern Illinois University
Program:
Diversity Pipeline Research Grant Program
Date:
January 2019
Amount:
$124,842
Status:
Awarded
The Legal Education, Access, and Recognition (LEARN) Program provides students from underrepresented minority groups and economically disadvantaged backgrounds with tools to support law school matriculation including rigorous LSAT preparation, tutoring and access to materials to improve admission rates, review of personal statements and resumes, application preparation support, and practice interviewing, and mentorship.
To read more, please visit NIU Law creates innovative program to decrease barriers to law school
Board of Trustees, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Program:
Diversity Pipeline Research Grant Program
Date:
December 2018
Amount:
$125,000
Status:
Awarded
The Summer Pre-Law Program (SPPARK) is a three-week residential summer program that will expose 25 undergraduate students to careers in the law and preparation for law school through LSAT preparation, academics, professional development, guest speakers, and field trips. The program focuses on the inclusion of minorities, first generation college students, economically disadvantaged students and other populations historically underrepresented in law school and the legal profession.
To read more, please visit Law School Welcomes 23 Students for Intensive Summer Pre-law Program