How much funding does Leon Levy Center for Biography: Sloan Fellowship Grant provide?

Leon Levy Center for Biography: Sloan Fellowship Grant provides US $72,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Leon Levy Center for Biography: Sloan Fellowship Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Leon Levy Center for Biography: Sloan Fellowship Grant

The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY)

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Funding Amount

US $72,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Other requirements

Writers of any and all nationalities are eligible.
While the Leon Levy Center strives to support first-time biographers in the process of writing their first biographies, mid-career and senior biographers are also supported by the Center.
If the subject of a biography is a scientist then applicants may apply for both the regular and the Sloan fellowship.
Normally fellows are required, at minimum, to attend in-person monthly seminars at the Graduate Center.

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Writers of all nationalities, including first-time biographers, are encouraged to apply, although memoirs and fictional works are not eligible.
Not eligible: The Leon Levy Center for Biography does not award fellowships for memoirs, essays, plays, films, or fiction.

Overview

The Leon Levy Center for Biography offers the Sloan Fellowship, which supports the writing of biographies about figures from science or technology. Established in 2007, the Center fosters excellence in biography through events, lectures, and funding for outstanding research. The fellowship provides a stipend of $72,000, access to research facilities, and opportunities for mentorship. Writers of all nationalities, including first-time biographers, are encouraged to apply, although memoirs and fictional works are not eligible.

NOTE: The Sloan Fellowship will not be offered for the 2026 – 2027 cycle.
To achieve its mandate of identifying, supporting, and fostering excellence and innovation in biography, the Leon Levy Center for Biography (LLCB) hosts frequent public events as well as the annual Leon Levy Biography Lecture in the fall; an annual conference or biography clinic in the spring; a resident fellowship competition to fund the research and writing of outstanding biographies; and academic courses at the Graduate Center in the art and craft of biography.
Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Sloan Fellowship supports the writing of a biography on a figure from science or technology.
The Sloan Fellowship comes with the same funding and support as the regular biography fellowship: writing space, full access to research facilities, research assistance and a stipend of $72,000.

Eligibility

Writers of any and all nationalities are eligible.While the Leon Levy Center strives to support first-time biographers in the process of writing their first biographies, mid-career and senior biographers are also supported by the Center.If the subject of a biography is a scientist then applicants may apply for both the regular and the Sloan fellowship.Normally fellows are required, at minimum, to attend in-person monthly seminars at the Graduate Center.During the pandemic period, we have been conducting these seminars on Zoom, along with the many events showcasing new biographies that we put on.