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Sloan Foundation News

Sloan President Paul L. Joskow Announces Retirement in December 2017

Noted MIT Economist will return to teaching and research after ten years of service
Sloan Foundation News

Foundation Now Accepting Applicants for Presidential Search

Search firm Spencer Stuart selected to conduct executive search
Sloan Digital Sky Survey

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Working hard to improve inclusion in astronomy

Microbiology of the Built Environment

Mapping the Microorganisms Behind Hospital-Borne Infections

A new project could help protect patients by showing how microbes move throughout hospitals.
Sloan Research Fellowships

Stanford Economist Dave Donaldson Wins 2017 John Bates Clark Medal

Former Sloan Research Fellow Honored for Contributions to our Understanding of Trade
Working Longer

Five Myths About Landing a Good Job Later in Life

Research shows bleak stereotypes about jobs available for older workers aren't rooted in reality
Public Understanding

Sloan-supported "Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story" Premieres at 2017 Tribeca Film Festival

Sloan VP, Programs Doron Weber at the Bombshell world premiere with post-screening panelists, including Susan Sarandon, Bombshell producer, and Diane Kruger, producer of an upcoming Sloan-supported mini-series on Hedy Lamarr
Universal Access to Knowledge

Wikimedia Foundation to make freely licensed images accessible and reusable across the web

Project will add metadata to more the 35 million media files
Education for Underrepresented Groups

The 23rd Annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring

The largest gathering of minority graduate students in the country celebrated its 23rd year on Oct 27-30 in Tampa, FL
Scholarly Communication

Bringing open review principles to scholarly manuscript publishing

Open Review Toolkit Lets Authors Easily Seek and Incorporate Feedback Through the Web
Deep Carbon Observatory

New candidate for "missing element" in Earth's core

Solving a mystery at the center of our lives
Energy & Environment

Is it O.K. to Tinker with the Environment to Fight Climate Change?

A New York Times Special Earth Day Supplement
Sloan Research Fellows

126 Early-Career Researchers Named the 2017 Sloan Research Fellows

Awards honor the best young scholars in eight scientific and technical fields

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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