Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Candidates are nominated by department heads or other senior researchers. More than one candidate from a department may be nominated, but we recommend no more than three. Direct applications are not accepted.

Materials required for nomination include:

• A completed nomination form
• The nominee's curriculum vitae
• A list of the nominee's publications (if not included in the CV)
• A brief (one-page) statement by the nominee describing his or her significant scientific work and immediate research plans
• A letter from the nominator describing the nominee's qualifications
• One (1) copy of no more than two (2) representative articles written by the nomine. (For nominees in physics, neuroscience, molecular biology and economics these publications should be emailed in Word or PDF format to ResearchFellows@sloan.org in addition to being mailed as hardcopies)
  

In addition, the following should be sent to the Foundation under separate cover:

• Three (3) letters of support from other researchers (preferably researchers will not all be from the same institution).  Letters should be mailed to the Foundation directly by the researchers themselves and not submitted with the other materials requested above.  Missing support letters are generally detrimental to a nominee's prospects.

Strong evidence — in submitted articles and supporting letters — of the nominee's independent creativity is one of the most important considerations in the review process.