This program supports early-career faculty at the outset of their academic careers who are focusing on undertaking innovative interdisciplinary social science research related to the transition to a low-carbon economy in the United States. The foundation is inviting Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) for projects that investigate economic, environmental, technological, and distributional issues of energy system decarbonization.
Deadline: 2026-03-17Amount: $150,000 - $250,000
Energy and EnvironmentSocial ScienceDecarbonizationClimate Change
The Book program supports authors in the research and writing of books aimed at a wide, lay audience to increase public understanding of science and technology. This is the only program where the foundation makes grants directly to individuals, though grants can also be made to affiliated nonprofit organizations.
About This Foundation
Alfred P Sloan Foundation is a private corporation based in NEW YORK, NY. The foundation received its IRS ruling in 1934. The principal officer is % Alfred P Sloan Foundation. It holds total assets of $2.2B. Annual income is reported at $1B. PUBLIC DISSEMINATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OF AWARDS. According to available records, Alfred P Sloan Foundation has made 2,041 grants totaling $357.5M, with a median grant of $90K. The foundation has distributed between $86.2M and $181.6M annually from 2021 to 2023. Grantmaking activity was highest in 2022 with $181.6M distributed across 1,004 grants. Individual grants have ranged from $2K to $6M, with an average award of $175K. The foundation has supported 435 unique organizations. The foundation primarily supports organizations in New York, California, District of Columbia, which account for 42% of all grants. Grantmaking reaches organizations across 45 states. Contributions to this foundation are tax-deductible.
Programs & Activities
PUBLIC DISSEMINATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OF AWARDS SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Expenses: $202K
SUPPORT PUBLIC CHARITABLE BOARD AND COMMITTEE SERVICE SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Expenses: $168K
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Expenses: $66K
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Alfred P Sloan Foundation fund?
PUBLIC DISSEMINATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OF AWARDS. Based on available records, the foundation has funded 2,041 grants. Its grantmaking reaches organizations primarily in NY, CA, DC.
How much does Alfred P Sloan Foundation give in grants?
Alfred P Sloan Foundation has distributed a total of $357.5M across 2,041 grants. The median grant size is $90K, with an average of $175K. Individual grants have ranged from $2K to $6M.
How do I apply for a grant from Alfred P Sloan Foundation?
Alfred P Sloan Foundation provides grant application information on their website. Visit their grants page for current funding opportunities and application guidelines.
Where is Alfred P Sloan Foundation located?
Alfred P Sloan Foundation is headquartered in NEW YORK, NY. While based in NY, the foundation distributes grants to organizations across 45 states.
Astrophysical Research ConsortiumTO UNDERTAKE THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY V (SDSS-V), WHICH WILL UTILIZE ALL-SKY SPECTROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS TO EXPLAIN THE GENESIS OF THE MILKY WAY AND ITS NEIGHBORS, COMPREHENSIVELY TEST STELLAR ASTROPHYSICS AND STAR-PLANET RELATIONS, PROBE SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE PHYSICS, AND MAP, ON UNPRECEDENTED SCALES, THE MILKY WAYS INTERSTELLAR GAS AND THAT OF NEARBY GALAXIES
Seattle, WA
$1.8M
2023
Pecan Street IncTO EXPAND AND DIVERSIFY A HIGH-RESOLUTION RESIDENTIAL ENERGY USE MONITORING TESTBED TO FOUR NEW GEOGRAPHIES IN GEORGIA, PENNSYLVANIA, OKLAHOMA, AND OREGON
Austin, TX
$1.7M
2023
Rockefeller UniversityTO TEST THE HYPOTHESES THAT BIOMECHANICAL FORCES ARE KEY TO OVERCOMING ERRORS ASSOCIATED WITH RANDOM PHYSICAL PROCESSES AND THAT THEY MEDIATE COORDINATION BETWEEN BIOLOGICAL UNITS
New York, NY
$1.4M
2023
Wgbh Educational FoundationTO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION AND ASSOCIATED MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF TWO PRIME TIME AMERICAN EXPERIENCE DOCUMENTARY FILMS: LOVE CANAL AND THE PAP TEST.
Convergent ResearchTO MAKE MATHEMATICS MORE RELIABLE, SEARCHABLE, UNDERSTANDABLE, AND ACCESSIBLE BY DEVELOPING OPEN SOURCE PROOF-ASSISTANT SOFTWARE OF GREAT VALUE FOR RESEARCH, APPLICATIONS, AND EDUCATION
Cambridge, MA
$937K
2023
Cornell UniversityTO CONDUCT THE FIRST LARGE-SCALE AND METHODOLOGICALLY RIGOROUS SURVEY ON MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND CULTURE IN RESEARCH LABORATORIES
Ithaca, NY
$884K
2023
National Action Council For Minorities In Engineering IncTO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, AND RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT SUPPORT FOR SLOAN UCEM, SIGP, AND SCSC PROGRAMS
Alexandria, VA
$787K
2023
Coolidge Corner Theatre FoundationTO SUSTAIN AND EXPAND THE NATIONAL SCIENCE ON SCREEN PROGRAM
Brookline, MA
$775K
2023
Social Science Research CouncilTO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO SLOAN SCHOLAR ALUMNI OF THE LEGACY, UCEM, AND SIGP PROGRAMS VIA THE SLOAN SCHOLARS MENTORING NETWORK, TRACK SCHOLAR OUTCOMES, AND FACILITATE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN CURRENT SLOAN SCHOLARS AND ALUMNI
New York, NY
$719K
2023
Wikimedia FoundationTO LEVERAGE AI FOR THE BENEFIT OF WIKIPEDIAS READERS AND CONTRIBUTORS, INCLUDING TOOLS TO ADDRESS VANDALISM
San Francisco, CA
$715K
2023
Fund For The City Of New YorkTO PROVIDE PARTIAL SUPPORT FOR THE SLOAN PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS PROGRAM
New York, NY
$647K
2023
Ensemble Studio Theatre IncTO COMMISSION, DEVELOP, PRODUCE, AND DISSEMINATE NEW SCIENCE PLAYS IN NEW YORK AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY
New York, NY
$640K
2023
President And Fellows Of Harvard UniversityTO ENABLE THE SAFE ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE DATA BY EXPANDING BOTH AN OPEN-SOURCE LIBRARY OF SOFTWARE TOOLS AS WELL AS A GROWING COMMUNITY OF USERS
Cambridge, MA
$625K
2023
Stanford UniversityTO COMPLETE A MODEL OF E. COLI THAT ACCOUNTS FOR OVER 90% OF THE WELL-CHARACTERIZED GENE CONTENT
Stanford, CA
$600K
2023
The University Of ChicagoTO PILOT AN INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF EXPECTATIONS ABOUT INFLATION
Chicago, IL
$581K
2023
Consumer Reports IncTO DESIGN AND VALIDATE A CYBERSECURITY LABELING SYSTEM FOR INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) DEVICES TO REDUCE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETAL THREATS, AND TO SUPPORT NEW SLOAN FELLOWS
Yonkers, NY
$580K
2023
Mathematical Sciences Research InstituteTO SUPPORT TWO SPECIAL SEMESTER-LONG PROGRAMS AT MSRI ON MARKET AND MECHANISM DESIGN AND ALGORITHMIC FAIRNESS
Berkeley, CA
$568K
2023
University Of Nebraska At OmahaTO SUPPORT CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION IN RESEARCH AND PRACTICE OF OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE COMMUNITY HEALTH METRICS
Omaha, NE
$555K
2023
The Metropolitan Museum Of ArtTO SUPPORT A NEW YORK-AREA NETWORK OF MUSEUM PARTNERS FOCUSED ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE FIELDS OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ART CONSERVATION THROUGH ACCESS TO EXPERT RESEARCHERS AND ADVANCED EQUIPMENT
New York, NY
$537K
2023
Seattle UniversityTO ASSESS EXPERIMENTALLY HOW RESEARCHER DEGREES OF FREEDOM INFLUENCE AND POTENTIALLY DISTORT THE PUBLICATION, INTERPRETATION, AND RELIABILITY OF EMPIRICAL LITERATURE
Seattle, WA
$525K
2023
University Of Colorado BoulderTO SEARCH FOR EVIDENCE OF PHYSICS BEYOND THE STANDARD MODEL AND ATTEMPT TO CAST LIGHT ON THE ORIGINAL ASYMMETRY (MATTER/ANTIMATTER ASYMMETRY) OF THE UNIVERSE
Boulder, CO
$505K
2023
North Carolina A&T State UniversityTO ENGAGE BLACK AMERICAN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN RESEARCH EXPERIENCES AND SEE THEM SUCCESSFULLY ENROLL IN AND GRADUATE FROM ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PH.D. PROGRAMS
Greensboro, NC
$500K
2023
University Of California BerkeleyTO FURTHER GROW AND DIVERSIFY THE FIELD OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS THROUGH TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT ENGAGE STUDENTS AND EARLY-CAREER SCHOLARS FROM MULTIPLE UNIVERSITIES
Berkeley, CA
$500K
2023
Women Make Movies IncTO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF A FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY CALLED LOVE + TECH, ABOUT THE INCREASING IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON OUR ROMANTIC LIVES
New York, NY
$500K
2023
Research Foundation Of The City University Of NyTO PROVIDE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AND MENTORING TO PROMISING STUDENTS TRANSFERRING FROM CUNY COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO CUNY SENIOR COLLEGES
New York, NY
$474K
2023
Howard UniversityTO ENHANCE THE TEACHING AND EDUCATIONAL TRAINING OF BLACK AND OTHER MINORITY STUDENTS PURSUING DEGREES IN ECONOMICS
Washington, DC
$466K
2023
University Of Kansas Center For ResearchTO COMPILE AND COLLECT HIGH QUALITY DATA ABOUT THE U.S. CARE ECONOMY FOR USE BOTH BY RESEARCHERS AND, THROUGH AN ONLINE STATISTICAL DASHBOARD, BY THE PUBLIC AS WELL
Lawrence, KS
$443K
2023
University Of California IrvineTO PROVIDE RENEWED SUPPORT TO THE INDOOR CHEMISTRY MODELING CONSORTIUM
Irvine, CA
$430K
2023
Dartmouth CollegeTO EXAMINE THE ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND EQUITY DIMENSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ELECTRIFICATION AND DECARBONIZATION OF THE STEEL INDUSTRY
Hanover, NH
$400K
2023
Community InitiativesTO STRENGTHEN THE PROFESSIONAL NETWORK OF RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEERS IN THE UNITED STATES
Oakland, CA
$400K
2023
Massachusetts Institute Of TechnologyTO EXPAND AND DIVERSIFY THE COMMUNITY OF RESEARCHERS CONDUCTING RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS (RCTS) THAT INVESTIGATE AND ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF RACIAL INEQUITY
Cambridge, MA
$396K
2023
St Louis UniversityTO ENGAGE MASTERS AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN OPEN SOURCE RESEARCH SOFTWARE PROJECTS AS PART OF THE ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY OPEN SOURCE PROGRAM OFFICE
St Louis, MO
$391K
2023
Brookings InstitutionTO PROMOTE INDEPENDENT, UNBIASED, AND NON-PARTISAN RESEARCH ON REGULATORY ECONOMICS, INCLUDING TOPICS SUCH AS EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND MARKET COMPETITION IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Washington, DC
$380K
2023
American Association For The Advancement Of ScienceTO DEVELOP AND FACILITATE A MULTI-FACETED LEARNING COMMUNITY FOR SLOANS CREATING EQUITABLE PATHWAYS TO STEM GRADUATE EDUCATION GRANTEES, EMBEDDED WITHIN THE AAAS SEA CHANGE INITIATIVE
Washington, DC
$353K
2023
University Of California Santa CruzTO PILOT A POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP ON OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OTHER ACTIVITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ OPEN SOURCE PROGRAM OFFICE
Santa Cruz, CA
$353K
2023
Expanded SchoolsTO CONTINUE EXPANDING K-12 STEM EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS FROM TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGH STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS, AFTERSCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS, AND STEM SERVICE PROVIDERS
New York, NY
$350K
2023
The University Of Texas At AustinTO EXAMINE THE ECONOMIC AND POLICY DIMENSIONS OF CARBON CAPTURE, UTILIZATION, AND STORAGE (CCUS) TECHNOLOGIES AND CREATE A NETWORK OF SCHOLARS EXAMINING CRITICAL CCUS RESEARCH QUESTIONS
Austin, TX
$350K
2023
Code For Science And SocietyTO IMPROVE SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION BY EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SYNCHRONOUS ONLINE DISCUSSION VIA THE OPEN REVIEW PLATFORM
Portland, OR
$350K
2023
University Of Wisconsin MadisonTO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF RESEARCH SOFTWARE THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OPEN SOURCE PROGRAM OFFICE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON
Madison, WI
$349K
2023
Northeastern UniversityTO IMPLEMENT AND ANALYZE SUPPORT FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TEAMS WHO ARE WORKING TOGETHER ON COMMON AIMS BUT FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
Boston, MA
$341K
2023
American Council On EducationTO REFINE THE CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF A CLASSIFICATION THAT MEASURES THE SUCCESS OF INSTITUTIONS IN FOSTERING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED STUDENTS
Washington, DC
$339K
2023
Lost Women Of Science Initiative IncTO RESEARCH, PRODUCE, AND RELEASE THREE SEASONS OF LOST WOMEN OF SCIENCE FOR A TOTAL OF 20 PODCAST EPISODES TELLING IN-DEPTH STORIES OF OVERLOOKED WOMEN IN STEM THROUGHOUT HISTORY
San Francisco, CA
$333K
2023
Southern Regional Education BoardTO SUPPORT THE INSTITUTE ON TEACHING AND MENTORING AS PART OF THE NATIONAL EFFORT TO INCREASE DOCTORAL DEGREES AWARDED TO MEMBERS OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES IN STEM FIELDS, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON PREPARATION FOR CAREERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Atlanta, GA
$329K
2023
University Of North Carolina Chapel HillTOCREATEARTIFICIAL LIVING SYSTEMS THAT MIMIC THE SHAPE-DEPENDENT SIGNALING OF NATURAL CELLS
Chapel Hill, NC
$329K
2023
Carnegie Mellon UniversityTO HELP ESTABLISH THE CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY OPEN SOURCE PROGRAM OFFICE, INCLUDING ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON SOFTWARE AROUND CORE FACILITIES AND GOVERNMENT SOFTWARE R&D
Pittsburgh, PA
$328K
2023
University Of WarwickTO TEST CRITICAL ASPECTS OF A PLAN TO PROBE THE QUANTUM NATURE OF GRAVITY BY ENTANGLING TWO MICRODIAMONDS VIA THEIR MUTUAL GRAVITATIONAL ATTRACTION
Coventry
$326K
2023
National Public Radio IncTO SUPPORT NPRS COVERAGE OF ECONOMICS VIA TWO PODCASTS, PLANET MONEY AND THE INDICATOR; ONLINE SHORT VIDEOS; A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER; AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
Washington, DC
$325K
2023
Princeton UniversityTO IMPROVE HOW POLITICAL ECONOMY INSIGHTS ARE REPRESENTED IN INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT MODELS AND DEEPEN COLLABORATION BETWEEN ENERGY SYSTEM MODELERS AND SOCIAL SCIENTISTS
Princeton, NJ
$319K
2023
Syracuse UniversityTO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF RESEARCH SOFTWARE THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OPEN SOURCE PROGRAM OFFICE AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
Syracuse, NY
$315K
2023
Johns Hopkins UniversityTO UNDERSTAND THE BASIC PROPERTIES OF BIOMOLECULAR CONDENSATES BASED ON DNA/RNA AND TO CONTROL CONDENSATE PROPERTIES, INTERACTIONS, AND DYNAMIC RESPONSES USING NUCLEIC ACID CIRCUITS
