1,000+ Opportunities
Find the right grant
Search federal, foundation, and corporate grants with AI — or browse by agency, topic, and state.
Higher Education Program: STEM Equity is a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation that funds efforts to expand access and opportunity for underrepresented students in STEM higher education. Rooted in the Foundation's Commitment to Opportunity for All in Science, the program supports initiatives that ensure all students — regardless of background — can thrive in STEM disciplines.
Funded projects may include research, programs, and institutional initiatives that promote diversity, inclusion, and equity in science and engineering fields. Eligible applicants include higher education institutions and nonprofit organizations. Awards typically range from $50,000 to $500,000.
No fixed deadline is specified; interested applicants should consult the Sloan Foundation website for current opportunities.
Get alerted about grants like this
Save a search for “Alfred P. Sloan Foundation” or related topics and get emailed when new opportunities appear.
Search similar grants →Extracted from the official opportunity page/RFP to help you evaluate fit faster.
Click to search the website Click to expand this navigation menu History of Science and Technology Small-Scale Fundamental Physics Click to expand this navigation menu Exploratory Grantmaking in Technology Click to expand this navigation menu Click to expand this navigation menu Anytime, Anyplace Learning Better Software for Science Chemistry of Indoor Environments Data & Computational Research Information about Careers in Science and Technology Making Municipal Governments More Responsive Microbiology of the Built Environment Professional Science Master's Degree Universal Access to Knowledge Workplace, Workforce, and Working Families Sloan Research Fellowships Commitment to Opportunity for All Click to expand this navigation menu Click to search the website To expand access and opportunity in STEM higher education A periodic compilation of grantee news, project updates, interesting links, and things we're reading and thinking about.
Ensuring that all students, no matter their background, have the access and opportunity to thrive in STEM disciplines is a core principle of the Higher Education Program. As articulated in the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s Commitment to Opportunity for All in Science , upholding this principle is a matter of fundamental justice and our path to ensuring that the best science is done.
Educational settings that include and celebrate people from different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives promote collaboration, learning, and innovation. We know from experience that everyone benefits when this diversity is combined with organizational practices, policies, and cultures that provide individuals with the tools, resources, and support needed to succeed.
The Higher Education program supports individuals and institutions that pursue these and other essential ingredients for scientific advancement that benefit our communities, nation, and the world. Three equally important strategic priorities guide our grantmaking. In particular, we seek to: Invest in widening pathways to STEM graduate education.
The pathway to STEM graduate education is broken for far too many students. Systemic barriers limit students’ opportunities because of who they are, where they’re from, or how much money they have. Among other investments, we seek to widen educational pathways to master’s and doctoral STEM programs through the Exemplary Pathways to STEM Graduate Education initiative.
Empower universities to transform graduate education. Increasing the number of students and faculty from different backgrounds is crucial but not enough. Institutions and their STEM departments must also pursue new and creative ways of ensuring that all students can thrive.
This includes creating and enhancing programs designed to support diverse cohorts of students and attending to institutional policies, practices, standards, and norms such that all students have the opportunities and resources needed to be successful.
Through the Foundation’s University Centers for Exemplary Mentoring , Sloan Centers for Systemic Change , and Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership , we seek to empower STEM departmental leadership, faculty, and staff in doing just that. Support innovative efforts to increase diversity in the STEM professoriate.
By widening pathways to and through graduate education, we help to create a STEM ecosystem where students have the freedom to teach, study, and pursue knowledge and research in many forms. This requires institutions where faculty and students from different backgrounds and perspectives can explore ideas and learn from one another.
We are interested in efforts by institutions and organizations to transform the culture and climate of STEM departments and disciplines such that more individuals are attracted to the professoriate and thrive once there. Grantmaking in this area also includes support for researchers who study the STEM professoriate.
University Centers of Exemplary Mentoring Grants to support university-based efforts that seek to advance systemic change in STEM graduate education. Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership Grants to support the inclusion of Indigenous perspectives and community engagement in STEM graduate education.
Exemplary Pathways to STEM Graduate Education Grants to develop and support educational pathways from Minority Serving Institutions to STEM graduate programs. Sloan Centers for Systemic Change Grants to catalyze and deepen systemic change activities in STEM doctoral program nationwide.
In addition, the program makes grants to support institutions and organizations that promote access and opportunity in science, engineering, and economics, as well as for the professional advancement of students and faculty in these disciplines. 2024-2025 Exemplary Pathways Grantees Announced!
Building pathways into robotics: How a new teaching collaborative is changing STEM education Southern Regional Education Board To support Sloan community attendance at the SREB Institute on Teaching and Mentoring University of Pennsylvania To examine whether and what types of anonymization practices in faculty hiring relate to greater levels of demographic and institutional diversity Association for the Study of Higher Education To support the Association for the Study of Higher Education 50th Annual Conference University of Wisconsin, Madison To support the completion of a longitudinal study examining the social networks and community cultural wealth of undergraduate Latine STEM majors To complete an engineering education research pilot study and engage in related professional development opportunities University of Massachusetts, Boston To support student participation in summer research opportunities and academic year activities of the Urban Massachusetts LSAMP Program While we cannot accommodate all requests for phone, Zoom, or in-person visits, we welcome ideas and short project descriptions via [email protected] .
For priority review, interested grantseekers should send a two-page letter of inquiry to [email protected] . /programs/higher-education To expand access and opportunity in STEM higher education A periodic compilation of grantee news, project updates, interesting links, and things we're reading and thinking about.
Ensuring that all students, no matter their background, have the access and opportunity to thrive in STEM di… Click to expand this navigation menu History of Science and Technology Small-Scale Fundamental Physics Click to expand this navigation menu Exploratory Grantmaking in Technology Click to expand this navigation menu Click to expand this navigation menu Anytime, Anyplace Learning Better Software for Science Chemistry of Indoor Environments Data & Computational Research Information about Careers in Science and Technology Making Municipal Governments More Responsive Microbiology of the Built Environment Professional Science Master's Degree Universal Access to Knowledge Workplace, Workforce, and Working Families Sloan Research Fellowships Commitment to Opportunity for All Click to expand this navigation menu © 2026 Alfred P.
Sloan Foundation
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Higher education institutions and non-profit organizations. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $50,000 - $500,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Higher Education Program: STEM Equity is funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
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, with a dedicated AI in Science track, 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, infrastructure for open scientific AI, reproducibility and transparency of machine learning in research, and the philosophy of science applied to ML. Rolling letters of inquiry are accepted year-round with a deadline of December 31, 2026 for the current cycle. Letters of inquiry are reviewed quarterly. Sloan is particularly interested in open-science orientation and replicable AI infrastructure for scientific discovery. Strong fit for U.S. universities, research institutes, and nonprofits building open foundation models for science, autonomous lab software, AI-driven scientific reasoning, or open scientific AI benchmarks.
Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program (Stepping-up Technology Implementation competition) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education. This program aims to improve results for students with disabilities by promoting the development, demonstration, and use of technology; supporting educational activities of value in the classroom for students with disabilities; providing captioning and video description; and ens…
The Robotics Grant Program is a grant from the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) that funds school-based robotics programs for elementary, middle, and high school students. Awarded through a competitive application process, the program provides up to $3,500 to eligible local education agencies (LEAs) in Alabama. Applicants must be public school systems submitting on behalf of schools with K–12 students. The grant supports the purchase of robotics equipment and program development aligned with AMSTI guidelines. Applications are submitted online through the AMSTI Robotics Grant portal. The Fiscal Year 2026 application deadline was September 30, 2025. Questions should be directed to robotics@amsti.org. The program is managed by the Alabama State Department of Education under State Superintendent Eric G. Mackey.