PLUS Grant Application Portal

LSAC PLUS Grant Applications

The Law School Admission Council, Inc. (LSAC) has a longstanding commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in legal education and the legal profession. One of the ways in which LSAC demonstrates its commitment to DEI is through its sponsorship of the notable pipeline development program, the Prelaw Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS) Program. LSAC intends to continue to promote access and equity in legal education by sponsoring programs that aim to support minoritized students along their journey to law school and a legal career. Minoritized students are members of groups that face social, political, economic, and educational barriers that constrict them. For example, women are not minorities in legal education today, but they are one of many minoritized groups. For purposes of the PLUS Program, minoritized groups include, but are not limited to, the following categories of individuals: women, students of color, first-generation college students, students with disabilities, students of low socioeconomic status, and LGBTQ+, genderqueer or nonbinary, and gender nonconforming students.

This Request for Proposal (RFP) outlines the history of the PLUS Program, the guiding objectives behind this new call for innovative prelaw pipeline programs, the PLUS Program requirements, an overview of the grant process for the PLUS Program, and other factors pertinent to law schools submitting proposals for grants to administer the PLUS Program. We strongly encourage law schools interested in applying to administer the PLUS Program in 2022 to submit a Letter of Interest before preparing a full proposal.

Please submit proposals below as a combined PDF to include:

Program Description
Résumés
Budget
Sustainability Plan
Evaluation Plan

Please submit your program budget separately using the standard LSAC PLUS Budget Template referenced in the RFP.

1. Organization Contact Information

Law School Name *This question is required.

Street Address

Apt/Suite/Office

City

State

Zip

Country

URL

2. Primary Contact Information *This question is required.

First Name

Last Name

Title

Email Address

Phone Number

4. Total budget request *This question is required.

6. What is the number of anticipated participants? *This question is required.

8. If yes, please provide the name of the event/project/program, the year in which you received LSAC support, and the total amount of past funding.

9. Please upload your grant proposal. *This question is required.

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10. Please upload a detailed budget using the LSAC PLUS Budget Template. *This question is required.

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