Proposals are reviewed three times per year: for a January 1, May 1 & September 1 deadline.*

• Applicants for the January deadline will receive a final decision no later than May 31.
• Applicants to the May deadline will receive a final decision no later than October 31.
• Applicants to the September deadline will receive a final decision no later than February 15

*Note that applicants who submit proposals early, ahead of the deadline, may receive a decision sooner.

Before submitting a full proposal, first send a letter of inquiry to Doron Weber at [email protected].

Only submit a full proposal if one is invited in response to your letter. Book grants can be made to individuals or to affiliated nonprofit organizations, such as a university. Book grants are typically $60,000 or less.

If a proposal is invited, please follow the guidelines below.

Book proposals are accepted via email at [email protected]. Email is the preferred form of submission. Please do not submit a hard-copy of any materials, except in the case of a completed book as a previous work sample.

Applications should include all of the required components listed below, and should be sent as one PDF document, with the documents in order as they appear below. If the file is too big to send as an attachment, the application can be sent via email using a file sharing service such as Dropbox.

Please note that the requested start date should be no earlier than the first day of the month after a final decision will be received.

• Applicants for the January deadline should list a requested start date of May 1 or later.
• Applicants for the May deadline should list a requested start date of November 1 or later
• Applicants for the September deadline should list a requested start date of March 1 or later.

Required Materials:

• Proposal Cover Sheet
• The main argument for the book, including what else has been published in this area and why your book is needed. (The main argument combined with the budget, budget justification, and CV should be no more than 20 pages total.)
• A budget (See sample here). Please note that the Foundation does not permit overhead/indirect costs on grants of $50,000 or under. Budgets should include only expenses to be incurred after the requested start date.
• Budget justification providing more detail on your planned expenses
• Outline for the book
• Sample chapter
• A CV (1-3 pages)
• A publisher agreement or strong letter of support from the publisher
• Copy of relevant previous book or previous work. If sending a hard-copy of a book, please address it to Attn: Books Program, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 630 Fifth Ave, Suite 2200, New York, NY 10111
• Conflict of Interest Statement (For more info, please read the "Conflict of Interest Appendix" requirements of our general grant application guidelines)
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan (For more info, please read the "Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion" requirements of our general grant application guidelines)
• Completed and signed Proposal Administration Form. If applying as an individual, please fill in your SSN in the “US Tax ID” blank. Please be sure to sign the form under the “Endorsement and Verification” section.