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Sloan Research Fellowships

Former Sloan Research Fellow Paul Romer Awarded Nobel Prize in Economics

NYU economist honored for work on public sector mechanisms for spurring innovation
Digital Technology

New Report Documents Best Practices in Software Preservation

Sloan-funded project by Association of Research Libraries will help archivists preserve our technological history, bolster reproducibility in research
Public Understanding

Sloan-Supported Art Exhibition "Programmed" Opens at the Whitney

“Programmed: Rules, Codes, and Choreographies in Art, 1965-2018,” which traces how rules and instructions in art have both responded to and been shaped by technologies, will be on view at the Whitney from September 28, 2018 through April 14, 2019.
Energy

MIT Releases New Sloan-Funded Report on the Prospects of Nuclear Energy

The eighth report in the influential "Future of.." Series looks at what role nuclear might play in a low carbon future
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
Sloan Research Fellowships

Sloan Research Fellow Donna Strickland wins Nobel Prize for Work on the Physics of Laser Pulses

University of Waterloo Physicist is Just Third Woman to Win Physics' Top Prize in 117 Years
Public Understanding of Science

Sloan-Supported “The Eugenics Crusade” Premiered October 16

The film, which explores the dark history of eugenics and its role in society, is now available to watch for free on the American Experience website
Minority Ph.D. Program

Arizona State mathematician Erika Tatiana Camacho Receives PAESMEM Award in Recognition of Extraordinary STEM Mentoring

An alumna of the Foundation's Minority Ph.D. program, Camacho is now mentoring the next generation of STEM scholars
Chemistry of Indoor Environments

What is HOMEChem?

20 research teams from 13 universities participate in massive new field campaign

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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