Funding search · Alfred P Sloan Foundation · grants

Alfred P Sloan Foundation: all 1,550 grants

Largest first · $269.5M across 2022–2024 · back to the overview

$246,234
Aspiration · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To investigate ai chatbots for accuracy and bias and disseminate the results via videos on youtube and tiktok, while developing a network of online video practitioners
$246,012
Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities · Washington, DC · 2024
To launch a professional development experience for graduate teaching assistants that addresses the importance of inclusive teaching practices and equitable campus policy and practice
$245,004
Southern Oregon University · Ashland, OR · 2024
To develop a llm-based tool that empowers research groups to capture, apply, and preserve their research data and the tacit knowledge that underpins their research methods and lab practices
$245,000
Berkeley Lab Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023
To continue studying the production and user experience of scientific software to develop a design system for scientific software user interfaces
$244,965
University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2024
To conduct experiments exploring the role of frictions and mental gaps in explaining non-optimal behaviors
$244,923
Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY · 2024
To perform in vitro experiments and related simulations exploring how two attributes of cytoplasm -an enzyme-driven active bath and a viscoelastic biopolymer network- influence macromolecular phase separation
$244,688
Council for Economic Education · New York, NY · 2024
To promote economics education, especially in new york high schools, by recognizing innovative teachers, by promoting successful pedagogies, and by developing culturally relevant curricula that motivate diverse students… read allTo promote economics education, especially in new york high schools, by recognizing innovative teachers, by promoting successful pedagogies, and by developing culturally relevant curricula that motivate diverse students to learn more economics less
$243,922
Wichita State University Foundation · Wichita, KS · 2022
To support the completion of an app to allow blind and visually impaired (bvi) users to read, explore, and research digitized, archived accessible graphic narratives
$243,480
American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2024
To create additional stem research mentoring opportunities for nyc high school students
$242,575
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, IL · 2022
To develop an innovative postsecondary pathway to stem graduate education for domestic black, latinx/a/o, and indigenous students from wilbur wright college to uiuc
$242,033
Council of Graduate Schools · Washington, DC · 2023
To support the graduate education community in pursuing its diversity, equity, and inclusion goals in a shifting legal landscape
$241,378
Rand Corporation · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
To design and test a pilot survey about daily time-use decisions made by people who have caregiving responsibilities
$240,830
Council for Economic Education · New York, NY · 2023
To promote economics education, especially in new york high schools, by recognizing innovative teachers, by promoting successful pedagogies, and by developing culturally relevant curricula that motivate diverse students… read allTo promote economics education, especially in new york high schools, by recognizing innovative teachers, by promoting successful pedagogies, and by developing culturally relevant curricula that motivate diverse students to learn more economics less
$240,061
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To investigate how humans and machines collaborate on making decisions
$240,000
Brookings Institution · Washington, DC · 2024
To mobilize and illustrate economic research that improves official cost-benefit analyses
$240,000
American Physical Society · College Park, MD · 2023
Funding for three initiatives to support physicists who have been displaced or are threatened by the political situation in their home countries
$240,000
Bipartisan Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2022
To translate academic research on industrial policy into guides and options for policymakers
$239,976
Arizona State University · Tempe, AZ · 2023
To study the history of science and technology policy as a profession and an academic discipline
$239,832
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
To design, develop, and implement data linkage tools that connect software mentions to research papers, repositories, and grant sources
$239,808
Sffilm · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To nurture, develop, and champion films that explore scientific or technological themes and characters
$239,601
Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
To support the development and production of science and technology films, television, and new media projects by top film students
$239,556
Arizona State University · Tempe, AZ · 2023
To study the history, origins, and evolution of the national ecological observatory network (neon)
$238,554
Superbloom Design · New York, NY · 2022
To conduct a landscape analysis of the user experience of open source research software projects
$238,200
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022
To examine the lived experience of energy insecurity in new york city through quantitative and qualitative research
$237,835
Digital Public Library of America · Boston, MA · 2024
To support the transition of the dpla cultural heritage aggregation project to a new institutional home and develop a strategic plan for the future of dpla
$237,500
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research · 2022
To connect causal inference considerations with advanced research on learning in machines and brains by sponsoring an interdisciplinary conference and a series of small catalyst grants
$237,339
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2024
To develop an analytical framework that incorporates distributional concerns in policy evaluation
$236,916
Manhattan Theatre Club · New York, NY · 2023
To support the mtc/sloan initiative commissioning, developing, and producing new science and technology plays
$236,371
Lost Women of Science Initiative · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To research, produce, and release 8-12 episodes of lost women of science to tell in-depth stories of overlooked women in stem throughout history
$235,000
National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2022
To organize opportunities to run experiments and gather rigorous evidence about the effectiveness of different mechanisms for funding science
$232,009
Arizona State University · Tempe, AZ · 2022
To increase the number of native american students pursuing and completing phd degrees and careers in stem fields
$231,977
Upjohn Institute for Employment Research · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
To aid the design of workforce policies in the childcare sector by estimating the responsiveness of the labor supply to changes in wages, child-staff ratios, and other job characteristics
$230,411
University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MT · 2022
To support continued development and adoption in research and practice of open source software community health metrics
$229,754
University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To study what limits the range of proteins built by natural cells, and to engineer a translation system that builds a wider range of proteins than is possible in natural cells
$229,627
Manhattan Theatre Club · New York, NY · 2024
To support the mtc/sloan initiative commissioning, developing, and producing new science and technology plays
$228,945
New York University · New York, NY · 2024
To support an annual feature film production grant over three years to enable film students to shoot a first feature film about science and technology
$228,823
Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2022
To continue to promote and support the professionalization and institutionalization of community engagement manager in scientific societies and large-scale research collaborations
$227,972
American Statistical Association · Alexandria, VA · 2022
To monitor and report on the health of the federal statistical system
$227,106
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To explore the possibility that venus could host life by determining whether the components of a dna-analog molecule can exist stably in concentrated sulphuric acid, the primary component of venus atmosphere
$227,000
York University · 2022
To evaluate the feasibility of using polar molecules trapped in cryogenic solid argon for an ultraprecise electron electric dipole moment measurement
$225,500
The Graduate Center Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
To support an annual scientific biography fellowship at the leon levy center for biography that will result in three new major biographies of scientists and/or technologists
$225,000
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2024
To create a synthetic cell fate control system
$224,234
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, IL · 2024
To advance our understanding of the genetic circuit deciding between replication and dormancy in bacteriophage lambda, with the ultimate goal of improving our ability to predict the outcome of viral infection
$224,229
American Geophysical Union · Washington, DC · 2022
To support the design and development of a scholarly publishing workflow for computational notebooks
$223,708
New York Law School · New York, NY · 2022
To support redistricting information, resources, education and training efforts in new york state
$222,982
Council for Economic Education · New York, NY · 2022
To promote economics education, especially in new york high schools, by recognizing innovative teachers, by promoting successful pedagogies, and by developing culturally relevant curricula that motivate diverse students… read allTo promote economics education, especially in new york high schools, by recognizing innovative teachers, by promoting successful pedagogies, and by developing culturally relevant curricula that motivate diverse students to learn more economics less
$222,000
National Bureau of Economic Research · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To support over 50 programs with thousands of in-person and online participants at the annual nber summer institute
$221,654
Spelman College · Atlanta, GA · 2022
To increase access for black women pursuing a career as a data science professional
$220,236
Arizona State University · Tempe, AZ · 2024
To support the development, adoption, and promulgation of community-wide standards for fair (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) practices in computational modeling via the open modeling foundation
$219,827
University of Warwick · 2024
To test critical aspects of a plan to probe the quantum nature of gravity by entangling two microdiamonds via their mutual gravitational attraction
$218,102
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, IL · 2023
To advance our understanding of the genetic circuit deciding between replication and dormancy in bacteriophage lambda, with the ultimate goal of improving our ability to predict the outcome of viral infection
$216,000
University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2022
To provide renewed support to investigate the fundamental chemistry of indoor surfaces
$214,901
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022
To identify and test effective interventions for enhancing the quality and completeness of randomized-controlled-trial registries
$214,425
Boston University · Boston, ME · 2022
To study the conduct and consequences of labor markets where established platforms compete with start-up firms for stem workers
$213,506
The University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
To study how decisions about science funding can be more efficient and equitable
$213,144
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
To research carbon dioxide utilization for geothermal energy production and renewable energy storage
$210,289
The Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2024
To explore how nanoscale solution structure modifies chemical reactions generally, and biochemical reactions in particular
$210,211
American Statistical Association · Alexandria, VA · 2024
To monitor and report on the health of the federal statistical system
$208,988
Code for Science and Society · Portland, OR · 2022
To support and strengthen the community focused on the design, production, and maintenance of sustainable research software in the united states
$208,863
National Radio Astronomy Observatory · Washington, DC · 2023
To create a graduate education pathway for urm students from 14 minority-serving institution undergraduate astronomy, computer science, and data science programsto a relevant stem graduate degree program at the universi… read allTo create a graduate education pathway for urm students from 14 minority-serving institution undergraduate astronomy, computer science, and data science programsto a relevant stem graduate degree program at the university of wisconsin-madison less
$208,392
University of Wisconsin Madison · Madison, WI · 2024
To perform selection experiments on chemical ecosystems that test the hypothesis that ecosystem-scale selection can yield assemblages of chemicals that play complementary roles in promoting their collective propagation
$207,511
Research Foundation of Cuny Obo Advanced Science Research Center · New York, NY · 2024
To demonstrate and study a primitive form of learning and memory exhibited by a chemical system
$206,743
The Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2023
To explore how nanoscale solution structure modifies chemical reactions generally, and biochemical reactions in particular
$206,400
University of Toronto · 2024
To perform a search for nuclear time-reversal symmetry violation using an octupole deformed nucleus (153eu) doped into a solid-state crystal (yso)
$206,256
Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR · 2024
To train researchers in effective and sustainable practices for developing research software
$205,200
National Bureau of Economic Research · Cambridge, ME · 2022
To encourage, grow, and further strengthen research on behavioral macroeconomics by providing doctoral fellowships and training support to early-career scholars
$203,744
Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR · 2022
To train researchers in effective and sustainable practices for developing research software
$203,001
National Radio Astronomy Observatory · Washington, DC · 2022
To create a graduate education pathway for urm students from 14 minority-serving institution undergraduate astronomy, computer science, and data science programs to a relevant stem graduate degree program at the univers… read allTo create a graduate education pathway for urm students from 14 minority-serving institution undergraduate astronomy, computer science, and data science programs to a relevant stem graduate degree program at the university of wisconsin-madison less
$200,000
American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To convene leaders and experts to discuss the pressing issues facing postsecondary education and share actionable solutions to help address these issues
$200,000
Boston University · Boston, MA · 2024
To assess underexplored equity implications of renewable energy generation through eight case studies across the wind and solar supply chains
$200,000
La Theatre Works · Venice, CA · 2024
To record four new sloan plays for public radio broadcast and online streaming and a 12-play podcast while disseminating 16 science plays to millions of people and thousands of libraries and schools
$200,000
Manhattan Theatre Club · New York, NY · 2024
To provide production support for the staging of jonathan spectors science-themed play eureka day
$200,000
McGill University · 2024
To study prebiotically relevant chemistry in droplets that explores whether aerosol droplets can accelerate chemical reactions important to abiogenesis
$200,000
Missouri University of Science and Technology · Rolla, MO · 2024
To better understand the public perception of critical minerals and metals associated with clean energy transitions and the implications for policymaking
$200,000
National Bureau of Economic Research · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To advance research on energy system decarbonization, trade, and macroeconomics
$200,000
New York Public Radio · New York, NY · 2024
To support story-driven health care reporting at wnyc, including coverage of health and health care policy and economics, covid 19 and climate change, and medical science and discovery
$200,000
Research America · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Toconductfocus groupson how gen z engages with science online and to develop messaging that improves their understanding of, and engagement with, science
$200,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
To encourage charitable giving in support of basic scientific research through sloan membership in the science philanthropy alliance and support a five-year strategic plan
$200,000
The Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2024
To advance transient astronomy by taking a movie of the entire sky nightly
$200,000
University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To investigate barriers and opportunities for the uptake of low-carbon concrete options in the united states
$200,000
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2023
To study an electric-dipole-moment (edm) sensitive state in laser cooled and trapped sroh, in preparation for future experiments aimed at lowering the upper limit on the electron edm
$200,000
La Theatre Works · Venice, CA · 2023
To record four new sloan plays for public radio broadcast and online streaming and a 12-play podcast while disseminating 16 science plays to millions of people and thousands of libraries and schools
$200,000
National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2023
To support the launch of the roundtable on mentorship, well-being, and professional development in higher education and scientific research with a focus on graduate students and postdoctoral scholars
$200,000
National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2023
To produce a second consensus study report on the societal and equity dimensions of deep decarbonization and establish a multisectoral deep decarbonization forum to disseminate findings
$200,000
New York Public Radio · New York, NY · 2023
To support story-driven health care reporting at wnyc, including coverage of health and health care policy and economics, covid 19 and climate change, and medical science and discovery
$200,000
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2023
To assess the impacts of electrification and renewable energy use on manufacturing processes and job quality in the united states steel industry
$200,000
Resources for the Future · Washington, DC · 2023
To continue the development of microeconomic energy system models by improving the representation of transportation, land use, and equity dimensions
$200,000
The Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2023
To expand the multidisciplinary rtogov research network examining the role and governance of regional transmission organizations that manage the electric power grid in the united states
$200,000
University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
To model industrial decarbonization pathways to help inform decision-making about the potential of low-carbon interventions across different sectors
$200,000
Just Human Productions · New York, NY · 2022
To support a season of the podcast epidemic, which will share untold stories of smallpox eradication on the indian subcontinent in the three decades following wwii
$200,000
La Theatre Works · Venice, CA · 2022
To record four new sloan plays for public radio broadcast and online streaming and a 12-play podcast while disseminating 16 science plays to millions of people and thousands of libraries and schools
$200,000
New York Public Radio · New York, NY · 2022
To support story-driven health care reporting at wnyc, including coverage of health and health care policy and economics, covid 19 and climate change, and medical science and discovery
$200,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2022
To help remediate underrepresentation of minorities (urm) in the economics profession focusing on the post-baccalaureate segment of the talent pipeline and mentoring them for successful ph.d. Study at top research insti… read allTo help remediate underrepresentation of minorities (urm) in the economics profession focusing on the post-baccalaureate segment of the talent pipeline and mentoring them for successful ph.d. Study at top research institutions in the u.s. less
$200,000
San Francisco Film Society · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To nurture, develop, and champion films that explore scientific or technological themes and characters
$200,000
Sf Isle of Man Limited · 2022
To support the production of the documentary film we will not die quietly, about the 20-year struggle for access to medicines and vaccines, from hiv/aids to covid-19
$200,000
The University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
To support a predoctoral fellowship program that will train the next generation of scholars in collaborative research in energy and environmental economics and policy
$200,000
The University of Texas Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
To 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
$200,000
University of Maryland College Park · College Park, MD · 2022
To understand the effects of corporate investments on energy technology innovation
$200,000
University of North Texas Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2022
To examine how just energy transitions will affect indigenous tribal nations in the midwest and southwest regions of the united states
$200,000
University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
To model industrial decarbonization pathways to help inform decision-making about the potential of low-carbon interventions across different sectors