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Sloan Research Fellowships

Sloan Research Fellow Parag Pathak Awarded the 2018 John Bates Clark Medal

MIT Economist Honored for His Contributions to Applied Market Design
Research

Facebook Launches New Initiative to Help Scholars Assess Social Media’s Impact on Elections

Sloan Joins Consortium to Facilitate High Quality Research on Social Media Data
Sloan Digital Sky Survey

The Milky Way Galaxy Might Be Twice as Wide as Astronomers Thought

SDSS data shows stars at the very edges of our galaxy are a lot farther away than predicted.
Public Understanding

Sloan-Developed “Radium Girls” Premieres at Tribeca Film Festival

Based on the true story of young women in the 1920s who were poisoned while painting luminous watches at the U.S. Radium Factory, Radium Girls will premiere on April 27
Energy

Why Solar Needs Innovation to Reach Its Potential

The author of Taming the Sun explains the precarious future of our most promising renewable energy source
Working Longer

Discrimination Against Older Workers May Be Common but Hard to Prove

Public Understanding of Science

'Frankenstein' Turns 200

Reanimation! is a seven-part, animated series on the lasting impact of Mary Shelley’s classic.
Civic Initiatives

Congratulations to the Winners of the 2018 Sloan Public Service Awards

For over 30 years, nurse Jocelyn C. Perez has worked tirelessly to improve the quality of care for NYC patients suffering from mental illness.
Chemistry of Indoor Environments

Nation’s Largest, Most Comprehensive Indoor Chemistry Study Now Underway

HOMEChem field experiment seeks to understand how daily activities impact the home environment

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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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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