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Sloan Research Fellowships

Awards Honor 126 Early Career Scholars Across Eight Fields

Digital Technology

Wikipedians Gather to Improve Citation Across Wikipedia

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

"First Man" Wins 2018 Sloan Science in Cinema Prize at SFFILM

We are proud to announce the winner of our 2018 SFFILM Science in Cinema Prize, “First Man,” a film based on the historic Apollo 11 mission to the moon directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy.
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

Inside Philanthropy Reports on Recent Developments in Sloan Film Program

On the program, Inside Philanthropy’s Mike Scutari wrote: “Sloan’s work in this [art and science] niche has been quietly path-breaking and, lately, other funders have caught up to the foundation’s vision.”
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
Higher Education

Minority-Serving Institutions Can Serve as a Greater Resource for Meeting U.S. STEM Workforce Needs, But Increased Attention and Investments Are Needed

A report from the National Academies

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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