How much funding does NCBE Validity and Fairness Research Award provide?

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When is the deadline for NCBE Validity and Fairness Research Award?

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Who is eligible for NCBE Validity and Fairness Research Award?

Eligible applicants: Graduate students in any discipline.

How often is NCBE Validity and Fairness Research Award offered?

NCBE Validity and Fairness Research Award runs on an annual cycle.

NCBE Validity and Fairness Research Award

National Conference of Bar Examiners

Foundation Annual Grants for Science Research

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Cycle: Annual
Tracked since: April 2026

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Eligible organizations

Graduate students in any discipline

Other requirements

Faculty in any discipline
Research must focus on validity evidence for licensure and certification testing

Overview

Purpose: Provides support for research that identifies aspects of validity evidence for licensure and certification testing. Conceived by Hon. Phyllis D. Thompson, a judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and former member of the NCBE Board of Trustees.

Eligibility:

Graduate students in any discipline
Faculty in any discipline
Research must focus on validity evidence for licensure and certification testing

Focus Areas:

Validity evidence including:
- Scoring
- Response processes
- Impact of licensure and certification testing
- Cognitive and affective processes in performance assessment
- Cultural fairness and comparability of scores
- Bar passage indicators
- Effects of institution type on bar passage rates
- English language proficiency and bar passage
- International LL.M. and J.D. student success

Geographic Scope: No geographic restrictions stated

Contact Information:

National Conference of Bar Examiners
302 South Bedford Street
Madison, WI 53703-3622
Email: communications@ncbex.org
Website: https://www.ncbex.org

Background: This award is one of two research funding opportunities provided by NCBE. Recent recipients include:

2024: Jade Caines Lee, PhD (University of Kansas) and Brian Sites (University of Miami)
2026: Roza Nalbandyan (Harvard University)

What National Conference of Bar Examiners actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 1
Total given: $176K
Median grant: $176K

By dollars: Virginia 100%. Top recipient cities: Alexandria, VA.

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