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Since launching our grantmaking activities in 2014, we have awarded $30.7 million in support of our research priorities: access, affordability, and the value of legal education.
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University of Chicago
Program:
Research and Dissertation Fellows Program
Date:
March 2016
Amount:
$124,000
Status:
Completed
A $12,400 dissertation grant was awarded to Nayoung Rim, a Ph.D. student at the University of Chicago, to study the effect of Title IX on gender disparity in legal education and other graduate and professional education.
To read more, please visit The Effect of Title IX on Gender Disparity in Graduate Education
UCLA School of Law
Program:
Diversity Pipeline Research Grant Program
Date:
December 2015
Amount:
$120,000
Status:
Awarded
The UCLA Law Fellows program intends to demystify the law school experience for underrepresented minority students, economically disadvantaged students, and first generation students. Program activities include a series of monthly Saturday academies, support for an LSAT prep course, and continued support and guidance through the law school application process.
Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO)
Program:
Diversity Pipeline Research Grant Program
Date:
December 2015
Amount:
$125,000
Status:
Completed
The CLEO Legally Inspired Cohort (CLIC), aims to increase the number of diverse students who matriculate at an accredited law school and successfully complete their first year of law school. CLIC participants will attend one of four law schools accepting cohorts of five students. Participants will also attend a six-week prelaw summer institute, participate in a mentorship program, and attend a two-day seminar after the first semester.
To read more, please visit cleoinc.org
University of Wisconsin Law School
Program:
Diversity Pipeline Research Grant Program
Date:
December 2015
Amount:
$70,439
Status:
Completed
University of Wisconsin Law School, James E. Jones Jr. Pre-Law Scholars Program intends to help underrepresented minority students compete for admissions to law school, matriculate, graduate, and thrive in the practice of law. Scholars will participate in a four-week summer prelaw program focused on student preparedness.
To read more, please visit James E. Jones Jr. Four-Week Summer Pre-Law Scholars Program
Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Program:
Diversity Pipeline Research Grant Program
Date:
December 2015
Amount:
$120,000
Status:
Completed
The Native American Pipeline to Law Initiative at Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, seeks to increase the number of Native American law students. Program activities include a five-day prelaw program, financial support for LSAT prep courses, a mentorship program, and early outreach to middle and high schools with high Native American populations.
To read more, please visit Pipeline to Law Initiative
The Association of American Law Schools (AALS)
Program:
Directed Grants Program
Date:
October 2015
Amount:
$250,000
Status:
Completed
The AALS strove to communicate a more balanced and informed understanding of legal education to key groups outside the legal academy including policymakers, leaders of the bar and bench, the media, prospective law students, and the general public. This grant from AccessLex Institute supported the general operation and implementation of this project.
To read more, please visit AALS Receives Access Group Grant to Support Public Outreach Efforts
St. Mary's University School of Law
Program:
Unsolicited Grants Program
Date:
August 2015
Amount:
$125,000
Status:
Completed
St. Mary’s Law Success Program is an innovative effort to incorporate law school assessment and essential skills to enhance graduates’ success in the study and practice of law. The grant from AccessLex Institute provided general support.
To read more, please visit Support for Law Success
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
Program:
Unsolicited Grants Program
Date:
August 2015
Amount:
$125,000
Status:
Completed
To better understand the motivations and needs of prospective law and graduate students, NASFAA conducted research to determine what consumer information is most vital to students while making informed borrowing decisions with regard to enrollment in and completion of law and other graduate and professional programs.
To read more, please visit Market Research on Law School Student Aid Award Letters and Shopping Sheet Information
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law
Program:
Unsolicited Grants Program
Date:
August 2015
Amount:
$85,000
Status:
Completed
The Legal Education Advancement Project (LEAP) at William H. Bowen School of Law provides a performance-based admissions program aimed at increasing the representation of traditionally underrepresented groups at University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law and in the Arkansas state bar. The grant from AccessLex Instituteprovided general support.
To read more, please visit Legal Education Advancement Project