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2021 Highlights

Our grantee community accomplished some incredible things last year. Read about their impact in this year's Highlights magazine.

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

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation congratulates 118 outstanding early-career researchers honored across seven fields.

Sloan Public Service Awards

Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 Sloan Public Service Awards!

The awards honor the extraordinary contributions of six outstanding New York City civil servants.
John Bates Clark Medal

Congratulations to Oleg Itskhoki, Clark Medalist 2022!

Crisis Response

We're supporting the National Academy of Sciences' fund to help Ukrainian researchers and their families resettle in Poland.

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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