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Sloan's Human-AI Interaction programme sits inside the foundation's Digital Technology division and funds a specific and often underserved slice of AI research: multidisciplinary work on how humans interact with, are affected by, and can benefit from AI systems, plus prototyping that moves those insights into practice. The inclusion of prototyping is the distinguishing feature.
Most foundation AI research funding stops at publication; Sloan explicitly supports building novel uses of AI systems, which makes this a viable home for researchers whose contribution is a working artefact rather than a paper. Grants typically run USD 100,000 to USD 400,000, a scale suited to a focused two-to-three-year project with a small team rather than a centre or institute.
The application process is low-friction by design and rewards early contact: a letter of inquiry of no more than two pages emailed to technology@sloan. org, accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed quarterly, with grants above USD 250,000 approved on a quarterly board cycle. Applicants should plan around that cadence, since a letter arriving just after a review point waits a full quarter.
Eligibility covers universities, research institutions and nonprofits. Because the programme is discipline-agnostic within its frame, proposals combining computer science with cognitive science, sociology, law, design or human-computer interaction fit naturally, and purely technical machine learning proposals with no human-facing dimension do not. The current cycle carries a deadline of 31 December 2026.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants are universities, research institutions and nonprofit organisations. The programme sits within the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's Digital Technology division and funds multidisciplinary research on human-AI interaction - how people interact with, are affected by, and can benefit from artificial intelligence systems - as well as prototyping of novel uses of AI systems that move research insights into practice. Proposals combining computer science with cognitive science, sociology, law, design or human-computer interaction are a natural fit; purely technical machine learning work without a human-facing dimension falls outside the programme's frame. Grants typically range from approximately USD 100,000 to USD 400,000 per project. Applications begin with a letter of inquiry of no more than two pages emailed to technology@sloan.org. Letters of inquiry are accepted on a rolling basis year-round and reviewed quarterly, with major grants above USD 250,000 approved on a quarterly board cycle, so applicants should time submissions with the quarterly review cadence in mind. The current cycle carries a deadline of 31 December 2026. Invited full proposals follow the letter of inquiry stage. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows grants typically range from approximately USD 100,000 to USD 400,000 per project. Letters of inquiry are reviewed quarterly and major grants above USD 250,000 are approved on a quarterly board cycle. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Human-AI Interaction Research Grants for Multidisciplinary Research and Prototyping are due December 31, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Human-AI Interaction Research Grants for Multidisciplinary Research and Prototyping is funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (Digital Technology programme). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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