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National Academy of Sciences

Congratulations to our trustee and friend, Freeman A. Hrabowski, III

Winner of the 2023 Public Welfare Medal for his outstanding leadership in transforming US science education and increasing cultural diversity within the science workforce
Impact

China’s ‘Great Firewall’ comes to Broadway

Premiering at New York’s Manhattan Theatre Club in 2022, Golden Shield explores censorship, surveillance, and accountability.
Energy & Environment

Watching the recordings from Energy Insights 2022, a two-day conference held at the National Academy of Sciences in December 2022.

Full recordings are available to watch on Resources for the Future's YouTube channel.
History of Science

Call for Letters of Inquiry: Historical Research on the Practices and Institutions of Social and Natural Science

Grants of $75,000 - $250,000 to be awarded for original research in the history of science, technology, economics, and social science, focusing on areas of broad programmatic interest to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Public Understanding

Sloan Science in Cinema Prize at SFFILM Awarded to “Don’t Look Up”

The film, directed and written by Adam McKay, is about two astronomers who go on a media tour to warn mankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.
Sloan Research Fellowships

Winners of the 2023 Sloan Research Fellowship will be announced on February 15, 2023.

Sloan Digital Sky Survey

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has entered Chile's Atacama Desert

A new collection of telescopes will observe the Milky Way and nearby galaxies from the clear night skies above Las Campanas Observatory.
Technology

Call for Letters of Inquiry: Institutional Support for Open Source Software in Research

Grants of up to $750,000 over two years will be awarded to U.S. higher education institutions to launch university Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs).
Higher Education

Call for Pre-Proposals: Sloan Centers for Systemic Change

The Sloan Foundation will award seed grants of up to $250,000 to U.S. STEM doctoral programs advancing systemic change to dramatically increase diversity, foster inclusion, and close equity gaps.

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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