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

$149,343
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022
To support the carbon leadership forum in conducting a benchmarking study that estimates the embodied carbon in buildings
$149,342
Academy Foundation · Beverly Hills, CA · 2022
To support film screenings, filmmaker discussions, and public programs focused on science and the science and technology of motion pictures
$148,920
National Bureau of Economic Research · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To support three postdoctoral fellowships studying the determinants of, and potential solutions to, racial or ethnic disparities in economic outcomes
$148,840
Inside Climate News · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
To support one full-time reporter to publish articles about new york citys climate and environmental issues
$148,080
American Museum of the Moving Image · Astoria, NY · 2024
To maintain the most comprehensive site for the nationwide sloan film program, to develop related outreach, events, and educational materials, and to support one year of the sloan student prizes
$147,519
University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
To examine the distributional effects of the clean energy transition in the united states by analyzing census data
$147,216
New York University · New York, NY · 2022
To support screenwriting and production of science and technology films and games by top film and game design students
$147,010
Texas State University · San Marcos, TX · 2024
Leverage a multi-year, integrated research partnership training experience for texas state university (txst) students to widen graduate pathways and foster systemic change at both txst and the university of colorado, bo… read allLeverage a multi-year, integrated research partnership training experience for texas state university (txst) students to widen graduate pathways and foster systemic change at both txst and the university of colorado, boulder less
$146,040
National Bureau of Economic Research · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To expand the pool of researchers studying the economics of racial and ethnic disparities
$145,767
Eckerd College · Saint Petersburg, FL · 2024
To create the eckerd science, technology, engineering, and math (e-stem) scholarship program to recruit and support black, latinx, and indigenous students who aspire to a stem graduate degree and career
$145,259
University of Guam · 2023
To develop a set of curriculum for students and faculty that will improve access to graduate education across three island-based institutions
$144,160
Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine · 2023
To use ultracold molecules trapped in an optical lattice to improve the precision of electron electric dipole moment measurements by a factor of forty
$144,121
New York University · New York, NY · 2023
To support screenwriting and production of science and technology films and games by top film and game design students
$143,951
West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2023
To organize a conference on best practices for community engagement for just energy transitions
$143,886
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2022
To develop and deploy methodologies for quantifying the costs and benefits of nudges, accounting for their psychological effects
$142,770
National Bureau of Economic Research · Cambridge, ME · 2022
To expand the pool of researchers studying the economics of racial and ethnic disparities
$142,621
American Geophysical Union · Washington, DC · 2023
To support the design and development of a scholarly publishing workflow for computational notebooks
$142,264
University of California Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
To design, prototype, and validate multi-user virtual reality tool designs for collaborative use by distributed science teams
$142,226
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024
To help develop the next generation of matter-to-life scholars by supporting a center fellow pursuing physics-of-life research
$142,134
National Center for Civic Innovation · New York, NY · 2023
To develop an interactive online course and complementary materials based on the equity accelerators classroom practices library to transform teaching and learning in the stem classroom
$141,912
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
To build synthetic tax datasets for use in social science research
$140,571
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022
To encourage the next generation of filmmakers to write screenplays and produce short films about science and technology through enhanced research, mentorship, and award opportunities
$140,235
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2023
To study how federal innovation policies influence the american innovation ecosystem
$139,927
American Museum of the Moving Image · Astoria, NY · 2024
To support two years of the sloan student grand jury prize for the annual selection anddevelopment of the best-of-the-best screenplay from sloans six film school partners and the sloan discovery award selected fromsix n… read allTo support two years of the sloan student grand jury prize for the annual selection anddevelopment of the best-of-the-best screenplay from sloans six film school partners and the sloan discovery award selected fromsix non-sloan film school screenplays less
$139,927
American Museum of the Moving Image · Astoria, NY · 2023
To support two years of the sloan student grand jury prize for the annual selection anddevelopment of the best-of-the-best screenplay from sloans six film school partners and the sloan discovery award selected fromsix n… read allTo support two years of the sloan student grand jury prize for the annual selection anddevelopment of the best-of-the-best screenplay from sloans six film school partners and the sloan discovery award selected fromsix non-sloan film school screenplays less
$138,551
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To support the development and production of science and technology films, television, and new media projects by top film students
$137,961
Ithaka Harbors · New York, NY · 2024
To assess the effectiveness of university open source program offices in facilitating development and maintenance of open source software in research
$137,873
University of Toronto · 2022
To benchmark current knowledge in virtual tools for collaborative engineering design and generate best practices for distributed teams of engineers
$137,373
Quality Education for Minorities (Qem) Network · Washington, DC · 2023
To co-design a guided pathways framework that is inclusive of indigenous community members' voices and experiences, including community leaders, students, administrators, faculty, and advisors
$137,222
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To support the development and production of science and technology films, television, and new media projects by top film students
$137,218
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023
To help develop the next generation of matter-to-life scholars by supporting a center fellow pursuing physics-of-life research
$136,883
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023
To study the history of science philanthropy and its role in the development of the united states research, development, and innovation system
$134,784
University of Ottawa · 2024
To develop a large language model-based reviewer for code submitted for academic peer review
$133,334
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2024
To increase the number of students from historically underrepresented groups that receive advanced mathematical degrees
$132,110
National Bureau of Economic Research · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To study transportation infrastructure challenges in the united states, including project selection, financing strategies, and procurement practices
$131,628
University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
To extend the scholarly profiling tool scholia to include data on research-related software
$130,968
National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2022
To support a consensus study by the national academies on building an integrated system of u.s. Household income, wealth, and consumption statistics
$130,571
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024
To encourage the next generation of filmmakers to write screenplays and produce short films about science and technology through enhanced research, mentorship, and award opportunities
$130,571
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023
To encourage the next generation of filmmakers to write screenplays and produce short films about science and technology through enhanced research, mentorship, and award opportunities
$129,684
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022
To expand and bolster internationally linked summer institutes on computational social science for early-career researchers
$128,618
National Bureau of Economic Research · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To investigate and experiment with alternative peer-review methods for selecting among scientific research proposals
$127,484
Marine Biological Laboratory · Woods Hole, MA · 2023
To support the launch of engage-bio, an innovative mbl post-baccalaureate program in partnership with a small consortium of affiliated msis across the country known as msi hubs
$126,727
University of Central Florida Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2023
To increase the numbers and success rates of latina/o/x stem graduate students through floridas academic consortium to cultivate engineering & science opportunities (acceso)
$126,211
University of Kansas Center for Research · Lawrence, KS · 2022
To pilot an sigp program at the university of kansas that will recruit, retain, and graduate indigenous students in stem undergraduate and graduate programs at the university of kansas and its partner institution, haske… read allTo pilot an sigp program at the university of kansas that will recruit, retain, and graduate indigenous students in stem undergraduate and graduate programs at the university of kansas and its partner institution, haskell indian nations university less
$125,961
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022
To provide a profile of coronaviruses circulating among nyc domestic and wild animals and identify heightened risks of spillover to wildlife, pet, and human populations
$125,797
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey · Newark, NJ · 2022
To create sustainable pathways to graduate education for black/latinx/indigenous students in geoscience programs across rutgers campuses and schools
$125,694
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
To diversify and increase equitable access to earth and data science graduate pathways for indigenous students through collaborations with tcus, msis, research universities, and professional organizations
$125,281
University of California Davis · Davis, CA · 2022
To advance faculty diversity in stem and help faculty in priority populations (e.g., persons of color, women) overcome barriers to advancement that the covid-19 crisis has only magnified
$125,197
The Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2024
To create a successful systemic change model for recruiting, enrolling, and retaining students in stem graduate programs, closing equity gaps in retention and graduation
$125,000
Entertainment Industry Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To support the production of a feature length documentary about the life and accomplishments of scientist katy payne and the history and significance of whale acoustic science
$125,000
Family Pictures Institute for Inclusive Storytelling · Greenwood Lake, NY · 2024
To support the production of my mom, the scientist, a 90-minute personal documentary about the challenge of recruiting more black people into stem
$125,000
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association · Arlington, VA · 2024
To support the production and associated marketing and promotion of a two-part, four-hour documentary about leonardo da vinci
$125,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To launch the sloan-mit technology briefings program with two in-person seminars and online learning modules to educate congressional staffers on ai and technology
$125,000
Neurorights Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
To review existing consumer neurotechnology products with consumer reports and to establish a privacy and human rights frameworks for the use of neurotechnology and brain data along with other emerging technologies such… read allTo review existing consumer neurotechnology products with consumer reports and to establish a privacy and human rights frameworks for the use of neurotechnology and brain data along with other emerging technologies such as ai, surveillance & robotics less
$125,000
Sustainable Markets Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
To support the launch of fallout revisited, an interactive website modeling the fallout from all u.s. Atmospheric nuclear tests conducted in the us
$125,000
Uniondocs · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
To support the production of a feature length documentary about the life and work of scientist john lilly
$125,000
American Associates of the National Theatre · New York, NY · 2023
To produce dr. Semmelweis, a play about the medical pioneer ignaz semmelweis, with the national theatre in london
$125,000
American Film Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To support the development and production of science and technology films, television, and new media projects by top film students
$125,000
Family Pictures Institute for Inclusive Storytelling · Greenwood Lake, NY · 2023
To support the production of my mom, the scientist, a 90-minute personal documentary about the challenge of recruiting more black people into stem
$125,000
Metropole Film Board · New York, NY · 2023
To produce and release a 90-minute documentary the calling: a medical odyssey that will profile bipoc medical students at the albert einstein college of medicine
$125,000
Neurorights Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
To review existing consumer neurotechnology products with consumer reports and to establish a privacy and human rights frameworks for the use of neurotechnology and brain data along with other emerging technologies such… read allTo review existing consumer neurotechnology products with consumer reports and to establish a privacy and human rights frameworks for the use of neurotechnology and brain data along with other emerging technologies such as ai, surveillance & robotics less
$125,000
University of Toronto · 2023
To support a workshop and related activities to set a social interaction-informed research agenda on virtual, augmented, extended, and mixed reality technologies
$125,000
American Associates of the National Theatre · New York, NY · 2022
To produce dr. Semmelweis, a play about the medical pioneer ignaz semmelweis, with the national theatre in london
$125,000
American Film Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To support the development and production of science and technology films, television, and new media projects by top film students
$125,000
Metropole Film Board · New York, NY · 2022
To produce and release a 90-minute documentary the calling: a medical odyssey that will profile bipoc medical students at the albert einstein college of medicine
$125,000
Uniondocs · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
To support the production of a feature length documentary about the life and work of scientist john lilly
$124,977
Electronic Frontier Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To support ten new episodes of how to fix the internet, an in-depth podcast about the problems of the modern web geared toward a lay audience
$124,974
Home for Contemporary Theatre and Art Ltd (Dba Here Art Center) · New York, NY · 2024
To support looking at you, an immersive opera about online privacy that incorporates mined audience data and a digital privacy kit
$124,974
Home for Contemporary Theatre and Art Ltd (Dba Here Art Center) · New York, NY · 2023
To support looking at you, an immersive opera about online privacy that incorporates mined audience data and a digital privacy kit
$124,969
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2023
To study the history of indigenous scholar involvement in the american educational research association (aera) and the american society for engineering education (asee)
$124,680
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To create and deliver a 12-month racial equity leadership academy for 250 engineering and computer science department chairs at colleges and universities across the united states
$124,436
Independent Media Initiative · Austin, TX · 2024
To support independent creators on youtube and tiktok via the sloan science prizes and panel at imi fest and to support 12 episodes of howtown
$124,329
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey · Newark, NJ · 2024
To strengthen graduate pathways in the geosciences by providing professional development opportunities and peer mentoring for students and mentor training for faculty
$124,286
University of Texas El Paso · El Paso, TX · 2023
To develop an infrastructure that improves the representation, retention, and success of black, indigenous, and latina/o/e students in stem graduate programs
$123,817
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2023
To diversify and increase equitable access to earth and data science graduate pathways for indigenous students through collaborations with tcus, msis, research universities, and professional organizations
$123,724
Institute of International Education · New York, NY · 2022
To provide at least 8 life-saving fellowships and academic placements for persecuted stem scholars from afghanistan
$123,257
University of Central Florida Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2022
To increase the numbers and success rates of latina/o/x stem graduate students through floridas academic consortium to cultivate engineering & science opportunities (acceso)
$123,134
University of Colorado Boulder · Boulder, CO · 2024
To transform existing systems and establish new infrastructure to facilitate opportunity and success for graduate students from historically marginalized backgrounds
$122,998
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
To build a networked improvement community that serves to enact systemic change with a focus on equitable participation, experiences and outcomes in the physical sciences and engineering
$122,466
Marine Biological Laboratory · Woods Hole, ME · 2022
To support the launch of engage-bio, an innovative mbl post-baccalaureate program in partnership with a small consortium of affiliated msis across the country known as msi hubs
$122,205
University of Wisconsin Madison · Madison, WI · 2024
To transform the graduate student experience by fostering collaborative engagement within and across stem departments to build a multi-layered, cohort-based community of peers and mentors
$122,177
Electronic Frontier Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support ten new episodes of how to fix the internet, an in-depth podcast about the problems of the modern web geared toward a lay audience
$122,158
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · Blacksburg, VA · 2023
To accelerate systemic change across the graduate school, the college of engineering, and the college of science toward a more inclusive and equitable environment for all
$121,883
University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2023
To study the effects of parallel digital platforms and censorship on transnational collaboration in science and technology
$121,507
Hampton University · Hampton, VA · 2022
To create new pathways for hampton undergraduates into stem-intensive masters programs at brandeis by expanding their nsf-funded partnership for research and education (prem) and materials research science and engineeri… read allTo create new pathways for hampton undergraduates into stem-intensive masters programs at brandeis by expanding their nsf-funded partnership for research and education (prem) and materials research science and engineering center (mrsec) programs less
$120,500
University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To support the development and production of science and technology films, television, and new media projects by top film students
$120,500
University of Toronto · 2022
To study causal and other learning in artificial and human intelligence by convening and coordinating experts in fields such as ai, game theory, philosophy, economics, and computer science
$119,788
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2022
To develop an analytical framework that incorporates distributional concerns in policy evaluation
$119,581
University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2022
To study the effects of parallel digital platforms and censorship on transnational collaboration in science and technology
$119,202
Candid · New York, NY · 2022
To provide research services, including documented datasets, to academics studying the nonprofit sector
$119,032
National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2024
To support a consensus study by the national academies on building an integrated system of u.s. Household income, wealth, and consumption statistics
$118,956
University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To support the development and production of science and technology films, television, and new media projects by top film students
$118,956
University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To support the development and production of science and technology films, television, and new media projects by top film students
$118,945
Tuskegee University · Tuskegee, AL · 2022
To further a partnership between the engineering schools of tuskegee university and columbia university
$117,670
Innovations for Poverty Action · Washington, DC · 2022
To help build a community of social scientists whose research produces new empirical methods that are both rigorous and widely applicable
$117,500
Richard Rhodes · Seattle, WV · 2022
To support the research and writing of collide, to be published by doubleday in 2024
$116,820
McGill University · 2023
To improve the usability of large-userbase scientific open source software through early engagement of software users
$116,667
George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2023
To examine the social, behavioral, and economic factors associated with plug-in electric vehicle smart charging program adoption
$116,618
University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2024
To create a primitive protocell having a simple metabolism by coupling the creation and maintenance of a ph gradient to the synthesis of more complex molecules from simpler precursors
$116,608
University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2023
To create a primitive protocell having a simple metabolism by coupling the creation and maintenance of a ph gradient to the synthesis of more complex molecules from simpler precursors