Diversity Pathway Grant Applications

Purpose of Grants
LSAC’s mission is to advance law and justice by promoting access, equity, and fairness in law school admission and supporting the learning journey from prelaw through practice. We are dedicated to issuing grants to institutions for initiatives and projects that focus on and impact access to a legal education. LSAC will consider grant proposals from institutions for projects that address at least one of the following goals:

1. Introducing the law and careers in law to students, particularly students from underrepresented populations, before high school graduation.
2. Reducing disparities in the rate at which populations score 150 or above.
3. Reducing disparities in admission rates across populations.
4. Reducing disproportionate attrition rates across populations after the first year of law school.

A complete copy of the LSAC Diversity Pathway Grant Guidelines are located here.

Proposals must include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Program Description: Provide a detailed description of the program’s goals, proposed curriculum including student outcomes, recruitment and selection process, administrative and instructional staffing, and full project period.
• Resumes: Attach resumes for key administrative and instructional staff.
• Sustainability Plan: The plan should demonstrate future plans for securing institutional and/or external support for long-term funding beyond the grant. The plan should include descriptions of internal partners, proposed fundraising initiatives with clear timelines, and staff tasked with this work.
• Evaluation Plan: Your proposal must include a plan for conducting an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program’s implementation and achievement of outcomes.
• Budget: As a separate document, proposals must include a detailed budget, in an Excel format. Also, please include a Word document, outlining the full project period as well as corresponding budget justification.