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Sloan Research Fellowships

The fellowships recognize outstanding achievement and potential in early career scholars across seven fields.

Public Understanding

Sloan-Supported Documentary “Coded Bias” Available on Netflix

The feature-length film by Shalini Kantayya looks at the bias encoded in automated decision-making and machine-learning algorithms.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Developing Fair and Objective Promotion Procedures

The University of Houston has received a $177,000 grant to examine the role of external review letters in the promotion and tenure process.
Public Understanding of Science

Sloan/NYU-Winning Film “Radium Girls” Now Available on Netflix

Based on the true story of young women in the 1920s who were poisoned while painting luminous watches at the U.S. Radium Factory.
Announcement

The Foundation Responds to an Evolving Crisis

Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Wind From Supermassive Black Holes May Help Small Galaxies Thrive

New Scientist explains how supermassive black holes at the centers of large galaxies may clear the way for smaller satellite galaxies.

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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