Open Calls

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation accepts and evaluates requests for funding throughout the year through our grant application process. In addition, the Foundation occasionally issues calls for grant proposals or letters of inquiry on specific topics or issues to be submitted by a pre-announced submission date.

Open calls issued by the Foundation are listed below.

Economic Research on the Returns to R&D Investment

Call for: Letters of Inquiry

Deadline: April 30, 2026

Summary: Grants available for studies that will provide key empirical insight into the social and economic returns to investment in research and development. Solicited as part of the first iteration of the Pop-Up Journal Initiative, focused on the Griliches Question.

Link: https://sloan.org/programs/research/economics/call-for-letters-of-inquiry-economics-research-on-the-returns-to-rd-investment

Exemplary Pathways to STEM Graduate Education

Call for: Letters of Inquiry

Deadline: June 1, 2026

Summary: Grants up to $500,000 will be awarded to U.S. higher education institutions and organizations working in partnership to advance access and opportunity in STEM graduate education.

Link: https://sloan.org/programs/higher-education/exemplary-pathways/call-for-letters-of-inquiry-exemplary-pathways-to-stem-graduate-education

Open Calls

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Open Calls The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation accepts and evaluates requests for funding throughout the year through our grant application process. In addition, the Foundation occasionally issues calls for grant proposals or letters of inquiry on specific topics or issues to be submitted by a pre-announced submission date. Open calls issued by the Foundation are listed below. Economic Research on the Returns to R&D Investmen…