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Sloan Research Fellowships

Former Sloan Research Fellow Paul Romer Awarded Nobel Prize in Economics

NYU economist honored for work on public sector mechanisms for spurring innovation
Digital Technology

Wikipedians Gather to Improve Citation Across Wikipedia

Wikicite Conference Harnesses a Global Volunteer Community in Service of Better Citation Practices
Public Understanding

Sloan-Supported Art Exhibition "Programmed" Opens at the Whitney

“Programmed: Rules, Codes, and Choreographies in Art, 1965-2018,” which traces how rules and instructions in art have both responded to and been shaped by technologies, will be on view at the Whitney from September 28, 2018 through April 14, 2019.
Energy

VIDEO: The Road Ahead in Energy and Climate Policy

Energy journalists discuss the 2018 midterms and the challenges and opportunities for evidence-based climate policy
Working Longer

The Tricky Task of Managing the New, Multigenerational Workforce

The Wall Street Journal reports on how businesses are managing the diverse needs of a diverse workforce
Public Understanding of Science

Sloan-Supported “The Eugenics Crusade” Premiered October 16

The film, which explores the dark history of eugenics and its role in society, is now available to watch on the American Experience website
Minority Ph.D. Program

Sloan Scholar Scott Tan Named one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science

MIT Graduate Student Recognized for Pioneering Efforts in Engineering Artificial Brain Synapses
Chemistry of Indoor Environments

What is HOMEChem?

20 research teams from 13 universities participate in massive new field campaign
Deep Carbon Observatory

Life in Deep Earth Totals 15 to 23 Billion Tons of Carbon

Deep Carbon Mass Totals Hundreds of Times the Collective Mass of Humans
About the Foundation

LISTEN: On Sloan, Our Mission, and the Future of Science Grantmaking

Host Denver Frederick Interviews Sloan President Adam Falk on "The Business of Giving"
Economics

Research Universities and the Public Good

In a new book, Jason Owen-Smith argues that new data shows us why research universities matter more than ever
Science

Sloan Digital Sky Survey Issues Data Release 15

Massive public release includes data from MaNGA, MaStar, eBoss, and Apogee-2 subsurveys

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 eight fields and have become one of the most prestigious and sought after awards available to young scholars.

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