Sloan Economics Research Program

The Sloan Economics Research Program sits under the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and funds economics work across four themes: economics of science and technology, transportation and infrastructure, caregiving, and strengthening the economics profession. It backs research on industrial strategy, emerging technologies, scientific careers, infrastructure bottlenecks, workforce policy, reimbursement systems, conferences, training, datasets, and computational methods. The program uses grants, not equity or loans. Recent standard awards ranged from $25,000 to $125,487, while emergency grants can reach $250,000 for economics-related projects that lost NSF support. Applicants submit a brief letter of inquiry that signals interest in a full proposal within 18 months, and intake is rolling throughout the year. The strongest fit is a research team or institution with a clear economics question that matches one of the four themes and can justify a substantive next step after the LOI. The emergency track is more specialized because it is designed for projects with terminated NSF funding. The program rewards concise framing, a strong research path, and a topic that fits the foundation's economics agenda rather than a broad generalist proposal.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.