Directed Grant Program
Forecasted
Directed Grant Program supports organizations conducting research and projects that advance access and diversity in legal education and improve academic and bar exam success in line with AccessLex’s priorities.
Funder: AccessLex Institute
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Application deadline; invitation only)
Funding Amounts: Applicants propose the requested amount and funding duration
Summary: Supports research and projects closely aligned with AccessLex Institute’s pressing research priorities and strategic goals.
Key Information: Applications are accepted only by invitation through direct or targeted requests to a small group of organizations.
Description
AccessLex Institute’s Directed Grant Program supports research and projects highly aligned with the Institute’s most pressing research priorities and strategic goals. Supported projects tend to have the potential to leverage other funding sources for greater impact. The program uses direct or targeted requests for proposals from a small group of organizations rather than an open application process.
AccessLex’s grantmaking focuses on broadening access to legal education, particularly for historically underrepresented racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups, and increasing bar passage among students and graduates most at risk of not passing. The Directed Intervention application identifies topical areas including student academic and bar exam success, data relevant to legal education, and access and diversity in legal education or the profession. Other topical areas may also be identified.
