Introduction, Goal, and Purpose

The Indiana Bar Foundation Mock Trial Diversity Initiative is an effort of the Foundation and its partners to increase the availability of mock trial statewide through the reduction of financial and systemic barriers to participation.

Legal advisors and mentors from the legal community will be available to participating schools as part of the initiative. 

The Indiana Bar Foundation will partner with MTDI schools to offer:

• Grants to fund costs associated with Mock Trial, including but not limited to: teacher stipends, transportation, food, business clothing, supplies, registration fee, lodging, sub pay, and technology.
  • Grants begin at $2,500 with additional funding for those advancing to the state competition
• Training at Introduction to Mock Trial Workshops.  Professional Developments are scheduled in Gary, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, and Evansville in the Fall 2022 
• Resources for teachers and students to learn mock trial, including introduction videos, graphic organizers, lesson plans, standards alignment document, past mock trial cases, annotated video of a mock trial
• Local Legal Advisor assistance through partnerships with Indiana law firms

Eligibility

Schools that have a student population of at least 40% non-white and 40% free/reduced lunch are eligible to participate as a MTDI school. 

Note: The Indiana Bar Foundation has used data available from the Indiana Department of Education for its stats.  Schools that do not have their demographic data publicly available on the Indiana Department of Education website or are close to these metric points should still apply and have a conversation with Tim Kalgreen regarding your circumstances.

Contact Information

The Indiana Bar Foundation will use ONE primary contact per school. The information listed above will be your school's primary contact.