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The Foundation regularly invites outside experts in to give seminars on topics of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation interest or on unique grantmaking opportunities. Seminars run from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and are followed by a half-hour follow-up discussion over coffee and tea. Speakers are asked to arrive at the Foundation no later that 1:15 p.m. on the day of the seminar to allow adequate time for set up. All seminar speakers are invited to join the President and program staff for lunch prior to the seminar. Speakers planning to join for lunch should arrive at the Foundation no later than 12:15 p.m. Speakers traveling to the Foundation from outside the New York metro area will be reimbursed for reasonable travel and lodging expenses. Original receipts should be submitted along with a Travel Expense Form . Links Directions to Sloan Security Procedures Visiting for a Seminar? Nearby Hotels Google Map
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has no official relationship with any of the hotels listed below. Hotels are listed solely for their proximity to the Foundation's offices. We encourage out-of-town guests to make accomodations as far in advance as possible. Club Quarters Midtown 25 West 51st Street (212) 262-3200 Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel 569 Lexington Avenue (800) 836-6471 Hilton New York 1335 Avenue of the Americas (212) 586-7000 Hotel Elysee 60 East 54th Street (212) 753-1066 Marriott Marquis New York 1535 Broadway (800) 843-4898 Omni Berkshire 21 East 52nd Street (212) 753-1066 Warwick Hotel 65 West 54th Street (212) 753-5800 Links Directions to Sloan Security Procedures Visiting for a Seminar? Nearby Hotels Google Map
Partners The Encylopedia of Life brings together several of the world’s leading natural history institutions, botanical gardens, and libraries, including: Biodiversity Heritage Library Field Museum of Natural History Harvard University (where ant expert E.O. Wilson first conceived the Encyclopedia of Life) Marine Biological Laboratory Missouri Botanical Garden Smithsonian Institution Program Director: Jesse Ausubel Bio Visit the EOL Apply Spotlight Listen to the EOL podcast, One Species at a Time , hosted by Ari Daniel Shapiro. more Links Partners Sign up for the EOL Newsletter Read the 2010 EOL Online Brochure
Jessica Green at TED: Are We Filtering the Wrong Microbes? Microbiologist, TED Fellow, and Director of the Sloan-funded Biology and the Built Environment Center at the University of Oregon, Jessica Green talks about "good" and "bad" microbes in the indoor environment, and how our attempts to filter out "bad" air might be doing more harm than good. Program Director: Paula Olsiewski Bio Apply Spotlight Jessica Green: Are We Filtering the Wrong Microbes? more Headlines Virginia Tech's Amy Pruden to Spearhead Study on Plumbing Microbiome Newswise Nurture Trumps Nature in Study of Oral Bacteria in Human Twins Science Codex VIDEO: What You Need to Know About Infectious Disease The National Academies Links MoBE Journal Articles Biology and the Built Environment Center at the U. of Oregon Microbiomes of the Built Environment Data Analysis Core Microbiology of the Built Environment Network Read the microBEnet blog Visualization and Analysis of Microbial Population Structures (VAMPS)
Apply During 2008 researchers agreed on a strategy to barcode 100,000 marine species by the end of 2010 and on barcode regions for fungi and plants, and leading laboratories joined to prepare a 5-year, $150 million global proposal to extend the library to 500,000 species. Sloan plans to continue to support the Consortium to maintain exponential growth of the library. Only proposals central and indispensable to this aim will be considered. Interested grantseekers with a relevant project idea should email a one page letter of inquiry to Program Director Jesse Ausubel . Before submitting a letter of inquiry, please review the Foundation's guidelines on what we do not fund . For more information about Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant application guidelines and procedures, visit our Apply for Grants page . Program Director: Jesse Ausubel Bio Visit the BoL Headlines DNA Sleuth to Help Brazil Catch Loggers Scotsman.com Links Read the Barcode of Life Newsletter Visit the NYC Urban Barcode Project
Apply The Encyclopedia of Life program does not accept unsolicited grant proposals or letters of inquiry. Individuals or organizations wishing to cooperate with the Encyclopedia of Life should contact EOL's secretariat directly. For more information about Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant application guidelines and procedures, visit our Apply for Grants page. Program Director: Jesse Ausubel Bio Visit the EOL Spotlight Listen to the EOL podcast, One Species at a Time , hosted by Ari Daniel Shapiro. more Links Partners Sign up for the EOL Newsletter Read the 2010 EOL Online Brochure
Apply Grants in the Indoor Enviornment program focus on at least one of the following three areas: Basic research on microbial populations found in indoor environments; Development of tools and methods for collecting, sorting and identifying microbial populations; Practical applications of microbial research to specialized indoor environments, such as hospitals or health care facilities. Interested grantseekers with a relevant project idea should email a one page letter of inquiry to program director Paula Olsiewski . Before submitting a letter of inquiry, please read the Foundation's guidelines on what we do not fund . For more information about Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant application guidelines and procedures, visit our Apply for Grants page. Program Director: Paula Olsiewski Bio Spotlight Jessica Green: Are We Filtering the Wrong Microbes? more Headlines Virginia Tech's Amy Pruden to Spearhead Study on Plumbing Microbiome Newswise Nurture Trumps Nature in Study of Oral Bacteria in Human Twins Science Codex VIDEO: What You Need to Know About Infectious Disease The National Academies Links MoBE Journal Articles Biology and the Built Environment Center at the U. of Oregon Microbiomes of the Built Environment Data Analysis Core Microbiology of the Built Environment Network Read the microBEnet blog Visualization and Analysis of Microbial Population Structures (VAMPS)
Apply In 2008, the Foundation made a three-year grant to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey to continue its work. No major grants in this program are contemplated until the existing work of the SDSS is complete. For more information about Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant application guidelines and procedures, visit our Apply for Grants page. Program Director: Paula Olsiewski Bio Visit the SDSS Headlines How Astronomical Surveys are Pinpointing Our Place in the Universe PBS NewsHour / Scientific American VIDEO: A Flight Through the Universe, Courtesy of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey YouTube
Apply The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation does not offer scholarships or other direct support to students wishing to earn their MS or Ph.D. in a scientific or technological field, except through the Minority Ph.D. program and the Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership. This program also does not make grants to support projects directed at pre-college students. Interested grantseekers with a project with a national focus that promotes the education or advancement of women or other underrepresented minorities in mathematics, the natural sciences and/or engineering should email a letter of inquiry of no more than two pages to Program Director Elizabeth Boylan . Before submitting a letter of inquiry, please review the Foundation's guidelines on what we do not fund . For more information about letters of inquiry or other Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant application procedures, visit our Apply for Grants page. Program Director: Elizabeth Boylan Bio Links Minority Ph.D. Program Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership Sloan Foundation announces support for Blackwell-Tapia Conference 2012
