Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
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After Nearly a Century Funding Science, the Sloan Foundation Is Searching for Answers Near and Far

Energy and Environment

Grants of $500,000 - $750,000 available for interdisciplinary research projects on critical minerals and metals in the U.S.

Energy and Environment

We're looking for early-career Fellows for our 2024 Scialog on Sustainable Minerals, Metals and Materials

Impact

The future is open source: the innovators driving open source hardware in academia

Public Understanding of Science and Technology

“American Prometheus,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Sloan-supported book that inspired Christopher Nolan's critically acclaimed film "Oppenheimer"

Higher Education

New Sloan-supported report finds Black scientists carry disproportionate student loan debt, among other disparities

About the Foundation

We fund research and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and economics


Founded in 1934 by industrialist Alfred P. Sloan Jr., the Foundation is a not-for-profit grantmaking institution that supports high quality, impartial scientific research; fosters a robust, diverse scientific workforce; strengthens public understanding and engagement with science; and promotes the health of the institutions of scientific endeavor. 

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Programs

Our grantmaking is divided thematically across several broad subject areas related to science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and economics.

Sloan Research Fellowships

These two-year fellowships honor outstanding early-career researchers in seven fields and have become one of the most prestigious and sought after awards available to young scholars.

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