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Find similar grantsThe Sloan Foundation is exploring ideal focus areas at the intersection of research and technology, including AI in Science and advances in robotics that can enable the automation of many aspects of scientific lab and field work, especially when coupled with AI.
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The Sloan Foundation's exploratory grantmaking in Technology supports the development and adoption of AI tools that accelerate scientific research and automate aspects of the scientific process. Funded scope includes foundation models for science (chemistry, biology, materials, physics), AI lab automation and self-driving laboratories, AI-driven literature review and synthesis tools, machine learning for experimental design, scientific reasoning and hypothesis generation in LLMs, and infrastructure for open scientific AI. The exploratory program identifies emerging sectors, tools, and methods with high potential that may not yet attract mainstream funding, prioritizing interdisciplinary risk-taking work.
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's Exploratory Grantmaking in Technology program supports the development and adoption of AI tools that accelerate scientific research and automate aspects of the scientific process. Funded areas include foundation models for science (chemistry, biology, materials, physics), AI lab automation and self-driving laboratories, AI-driven literature review and synthesis, machine learning for experimental design, scientific reasoning and hypothesis generation in LLMs, and infrastructure for open scientific AI. Rolling letters of inquiry (no more than two pages) are accepted year-round and emailed to technology@sloan.org; grants typically range from $100,000 to $400,000.