Grants Database

The Foundation awards approximately 200 grants per year (excluding the Sloan Research Fellowships), totaling roughly $80 million dollars in annual commitments in support of research and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and economics. This database contains grants for currently operating programs going back to 2008. For grants from prior years and for now-completed programs, see the annual reports section of this website.

Grants Database

Grantee
Amount
City
Year
  • grantee: John Markoff
    amount: $55,000
    city: Palo Alto, CA
    year: 2026

    To support the research and writing of The Edge of Chaos: Douglas Engelbart, John McCarthy, and the Decade that Made Silicon Valley to be published by MIT Press

    • Program Public Understanding
    • Sub-program Books
    • Investigator John Markoff

    To support the research and writing of The Edge of Chaos: Douglas Engelbart, John McCarthy, and the Decade that Made Silicon Valley to be published by MIT Press

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  • grantee: Rebecca Heilweil
    amount: $27,000
    city: Brooklyn, NY
    year: 2026

    To support the research and writing of How to Kill a Space Station, to be published by Astra House Publishers in 2027

    • Program Public Understanding
    • Sub-program Books
    • Investigator Rebecca Heilweil

    To support the research and writing of How to Kill a Space Station, to be published by Astra House Publishers in 2027

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  • grantee: Rockefeller University
    amount: $250,000
    city: New York, NY
    year: 2025

    To support nine undergraduate research experiences at Rockefeller University in the labs of Matter-to-Life PIs

    • Program Research
    • Sub-program Matter-to-Life
    • Investigator Jeanne Garbarino

    To support nine undergraduate research experiences at Rockefeller University in the labs of Matter-to-Life PIs

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  • grantee: Institute of International Education
    amount: $63,000
    city: New York, NY
    year: 2026

    To support the research and writing of Science at Risk: A Book on How Knowledge Survives When the World Falls Apart to be published by MIT Press

    • Program Public Understanding
    • Sub-program Books
    • Investigator Mary Karam McKey

    To support the research and writing of Science at Risk: A Book on How Knowledge Survives When the World Falls Apart to be published by MIT Press

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  • grantee: Manhattan Theatre Club
    amount: $50,000
    city: New York, NY
    year: 2025

    To support the 2026 Spring Gala honoring the 25-year Sloan/MTC partnership

    • Program Public Understanding
    • Sub-program Theater
    • Investigator Kate Nogueira

    To support the 2026 Spring Gala honoring the 25-year Sloan/MTC partnership

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  • grantee: AFF Foundation
    amount: $25,000
    city: Arlington, VA
    year: 2025

    To convene cross-disciplinary researchers and cross-sector leaders for work on developing and disseminating new approaches to U.S. scientific, technological, and industrial strategies

    • Program Research
    • Sub-program Economics
    • Investigator Jordan Blashek

    To convene cross-disciplinary researchers and cross-sector leaders for work on developing and disseminating new approaches to U.S. scientific, technological, and industrial strategies

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  • grantee: Social Science Research Council
    amount: $247,000
    city: Brooklyn, NY
    year: 2026

    To support Sloan Scholar Network scholarship administration and scholar and alumni engagement activities

    • Program Higher Education
    • Investigator Veronica Zepeda

    To support Sloan Scholar Network scholarship administration and scholar and alumni engagement activities

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  • grantee: Atlanta University Center Consortium
    amount: $199,894
    city: Atlanta, GA
    year: 2026

    To support the establishment of a central training and dissemination hub for the LinearROB Distributed Teaching Collaborative

    • Program Higher Education
    • Investigator Dwayne Joseph

    To support the establishment of a central training and dissemination hub for the LinearROB Distributed Teaching Collaborative

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  • grantee: Pathos Labs
    amount: $249,696
    city: Littleton, CO
    year: 2025

    To support a 3-day Science Creator Camp to train and provide networking opportunities for 20-25 science digital creators who will produce 80 videos

    • Program Public Understanding
    • Sub-program YouTube and TikTok
    • Investigator Romain Sepehr Vakilitabar

    To support a 3-day Science Creator Camp to train and provide networking opportunities for 20-25 science digital creators who will produce 80 videos

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  • grantee: Genius 100 Foundation
    amount: $250,000
    city: New York, NY
    year: 2025

    To support the post-production of Einstein’s Incredible Universe, a 50-minute film featuring the discoveries of Albert Einstein and contemporary astrophysicists

    • Program Public Understanding
    • Sub-program Film
    • Investigator Helen Hatzis

    To support the post-production of Einstein’s Incredible Universe, a 50-minute film featuring the discoveries of Albert Einstein and contemporary astrophysicists

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