AccessLex | AASE Faculty Scholarship Grant

AASE / AccessLex Faculty Scholars

AccessLex and the Association of Academic Support Educators are dedicated to the academic and bar success of law students across the nation. A central goal of this collaboration is to contribute to scholarship in the field while supporting the professional development of academic support educators.

Launched in 2021 and now in its fifth year, the AccessLex | AASE Faculty Scholarship Grant supports scholarship by ASP faculty in any area, with academic support-related articles preferred. AccessLex Institute is proud of past Scholars’ contributions to the field, which include several law review publications.

2025 Scholars Past Recipients & Publications

$5,000

Total funding

1+ Year

Fellowship program

Mentors

Assigned to each Scholar

Official program page: AccessLex | AASE Faculty Scholarship Grant

Overview

How the program supports scholarship and professional development

Purpose

AccessLex and AASE are dedicated to the academic and bar success of law students across the nation. An important point of this collaboration is to contribute to scholarship in the field while supporting the professional development of academic support educators, especially those who are newer to the discipline and face various challenges in getting such support.

Program Focus

The AccessLex | AASE Faculty Scholarship Grant supports scholarship by ASP faculty in any area, with academic support-related articles preferred. The program is designed to strengthen both the field and the careers of the educators contributing to it.

Becoming a Scholar

Application and selection process

Application Process

Scholars are selected through an application process where applicants must describe their writing topic and explain how the writing relates to their career advancement. Applicants need not have a track record of publications; this grant may be used to jump-start an applicant’s scholarship.

Applicants must be members of the AASE organization.

Blind Review Policy

The grant subcommittee uses a blind review policy. At all stages of the process, voting committee members do not know the identity or institutional affiliation of grant applicants.

Only a designated non-voting person knows the identity of the applicant and handles applicant communications. Applicants are asked three identity questions—name, email, and institution—which only the designated person will know. For all other questions, applicants should not disclose identifying information.

Fellowship Program for Scholars

What happens after selection

Program Structure

Upon selection, all Scholars participate in an approximately one-year fellowship program. The fellowship includes two mentors for each Scholar to assist in completing a draft of an article.

Scholars are announced at the annual AASE meeting.

Program Culmination

The culmination of the fellowship is a Works-In-Progress presentation at the AASE Annual Conference the year after announcement, with a final draft for publication due by December 31 of the year after the award.

Funding Details

Current stated funding structure

Award Distribution

$2,000 on or near July 1
$1,000 after presenting the work-in-progress at the next year's AASE Annual Conference
$2,000 upon submission of a completed article draft in publishable form

Additional Notes

Grant recipients will be paired with mentors to meet with throughout the process.

Grant recipients who receive an award but do not complete their project may be required to return the funds to AccessLex and/or AASE.

2026 Application Cycle

Current cycle information

Application Timeline

The 2026 application cycle is now open to AASE members.

Applications are due May 2, 2026.

Scholar Announcement

2026 Scholars will be announced at the 2026 Annual AASE Conference at the University of Nevada Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law.

2025 Scholar Program

AASE and AccessLex Institute’s Center for Legal Education Excellence® are pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the AccessLex | AASE ASP Faculty Scholarship Grant.

Scholars were competitively selected through a process that assessed their proposed writing topic and the articulated value of publishing for their professional advancement. The five 2025 Scholars will present on their writings at the Annual AASE Conference to be held May 2026 at the University of Nevada Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law.