Schlumberger Foundation

Name

Schlumberger Foundation

Legal name

Schlumberger Foundation

Website

https://schlumbergerfoundation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

STEM Education Fellowships and Grants

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Research & Science Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), Degree-Level Scholarships (Undergrad/Masters/PhD/Postdoc) (EDAIAOAE), Research Grants, Fellowships & Stipends (International) (EDAIAOAJ), Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

Keywords

• STEM education fellowships
• Women in science grants
• PhD fellowship program
• Nonprofit STEM funding
• Developing economies scholarships

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Schlumberger Foundation is an independent non-profit organization that funds the Faculty for the Future fellowship program, awarding grants to women from low- and middle-income countries pursuing PhD and postdoctoral research in STEM disciplines at host universities abroad. The foundation manages applications through an online portal, promotes the program across global academic networks, and supports a network of more than 965 fellows from 95 countries.

Product overview

The Schlumberger Foundation operates the Faculty for the Future Fellowship Program as its primary offering—a grant program supporting women from developing and emerging economies pursuing advanced STEM education abroad. The program consists of an online application portal for managing submissions and renewals, along with downloadable promotional materials in multiple languages. Fellows receive PhD and postdoctoral funding with the expectation they will return to contribute to their home countries' STEM ecosystems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Faculty for the Future Fellowship Program Flagship grant program providing PhD and postdoctoral funding to women from low- and middle-income countries pursuing STEM research abroad, with an expectation they return to their home countries.
• Faculty for the Future Online Application Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• Fellows teach more than 185,000 students and supervise nearly 900 graduate students
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

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App detail

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• OWSD (Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World): OWSD provides fellowships, research grants, and capacity-building programs for women scientists from developing countries. It is a near-perfect twin in mission: women in STEM, developing-country focus, fellowship model, global network, though it is housed within UNESCO and reaches a wider academic pipeline.
• L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science: L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science is the closest direct peer: a global fellowship program supporting women researchers in STEM, with national and international fellowship tracks for PhD and postdoctoral candidates. Like the Schlumberger Foundation, it focuses on women in STEM and operates across multiple countries, though it is not geographically restricted to developing economies.
• WAAW Foundation: Working to Advance STEM Education for African Women (WAAW) Foundation offers scholarships, STEM camps, and university-level support for African women. It directly overlaps in mission and target demographic (women in STEM from emerging economies) but is smaller in scale and focused primarily on Africa versus the Schlumberger Foundation's 95-country scope.
• AAUW (American Association of University Women) International Fellowships: AAUW International Fellowships fund women pursuing full-time graduate or postdoctoral study in the United States. It is comparable to the Schlumberger Foundation as both provide fellowship funding for women pursuing advanced degrees, though AAUW is not restricted to STEM or to applicants from developing countries.
• Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program: Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program engages African-born academics to collaborate with African universities on curriculum development and research. It is comparable as a STEM/research fellowship program tied to Africa, though it focuses on faculty exchanges rather than PhD/postdoctoral scholarships.
• Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program: Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program provides fully funded scholarships to students from Africa and other developing regions to pursue undergraduate and graduate education. It is comparable as a corporate-backed scholarship/fellowship program targeting emerging-economy talent, though it has a broader education scope beyond STEM and is university-partner-delivered.

Broad incumbents

• Aga Khan Foundation: Aga Khan Foundation supports education, health, and civil society across developing countries, including significant scholarship and university support programs. It is comparable as a large private foundation funding education and capacity building in emerging economies, though it has a broader mission and faith-based framing.
• Wellcome Trust: Wellcome Trust is a major research and science-focused foundation that funds PhD, postdoctoral, and faculty-level research globally. It is comparable as a research-grantmaking foundation, though focused on health and biomedical research rather than STEM broadly, and is funded by an investment portfolio rather than corporate sponsorship.
• IIE (Institute of International Education): IIE administers major international scholarship and fellowship programs (Fulbright, IIE-SRF, etc.) and has deep global infrastructure for placing students in host institutions. It is a broader incumbent in the international fellowship administration space, with much larger scale than the Schlumberger Foundation but a less focused thematic mandate.

Emerging players

• Schmidt Futures: Schmidt Futures funds graduate-level talent, science initiatives, and global problem-solving fellowships. It is comparable as a private foundation supporting exceptional researchers and global talent, though focused on cross-disciplinary and AI-era challenges rather than exclusively women in STEM from emerging economies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SLB_Foundation
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@schlumbergerfoundation
• Facebookfacebook.com/SLBFoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/schlumbergerfoundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/slb_foundation

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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Investments

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