![]() ![]() Sloan Foundation, 630 Fifth Ave, Suite 2200, New York, NY 10111 If sending a hard-copy of a book, please address it to Attn: Books Program, Alfred P. ![]() Copy of relevant previous book or previous work.A publisher agreement or strong letter of support from the publisher.Budget justification providing more detail on your planned expenses.Budgets should include only expenses to be incurred after the requested start date. Please note that the Foundation does not permit overhead/indirect costs on grants of $50,000 or under. (The main argument combined with the budget, budget justification, and CV should be no more than 20 pages total.) The main argument for the book, including what else has been published in this area and why your book is needed.Applicants for the September deadline should list a requested start date of February 1 or later.Applicants for the May deadline should list a requested start date of November 1 or later.Applicants for the January deadline should list a requested start date of May 1 or later.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. 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 do not submit a hard-copy of any materials, except in the case of a completed book as a previous work sample.Īpplications 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. Email is the preferred form of submission. If a proposal is invited, please follow the guidelines below.īook proposals are accepted via email at. Book grants are typically $50,000 or less. Book grants can be made to individuals or to affiliated nonprofit organizations, such as a university. Only submit a full proposal if one is invited in response to your letter. *Note that applicants who submit proposals early, ahead of the deadline, may receive a decision sooner.īefore submitting a full proposal, first send a letter of inquiry to Doron Weber at. Applicants to the September deadline will receive a final decision no later than January 15.Applicants to the May deadline will receive a final decision no later than October 15.Applicants for the January deadline will receive a final decision no later than May 31.Proposals are reviewed three times per year: for a January 1, May 1 & September 1 deadline.* To support the research and writing of Wild Cities, to be published by Harper Collins To support the research and writing of TREEKEEPERS, to be published by Basic Books in 2024 To support the research and writing of MINUTIAE: The Tiny Details That Scientists Pursue to Illuminate Big Questions to be published by Sourcebooks in 2025 ![]() To support the research and writing of Why We Eat, to be published by the Penguin in the US and Hachette in the UK in 2024 To support the research and writing of 'Engineering California: Science and Technology in the Golden State,' from Sutter’s Mill to Silicon Valley, to be published by Oxford University Press To support the research and writing of Sort of Funny Field Guides: North American Animals, to be published by National Geographic Books in 2023
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