From the natural sciences to the social sciences to the humanities to the arts, the availability of more data and cheaper computing is transforming research. As costs for sensors, sequencing, and other forms of data collection decline, researchers can generate data at greater and greater scale, relying on parallel increases in computational power to make sense of it all and allowing the investigation of phenomena too large or complex for conventional observation. Grants in this sub-program aim to help researchers develop tools, establish norms, and build the institutional and social infrastructure needed to take full advantage of these important developments in data-driven, computation-intensive research. Emphasis is placed on projects that encourage access to and sharing of scholarly data, that promote the development of standards and taxonomies necessary for the interoperability of datasets, that enable the replication of computational research, and that investigate models of how researchers might deal with the increasingly central role played by data management and curation. Program Director: Joshua Greenberg Bio Apply Headlines New "Voter Atlas" Shows Where the True Electoral Battlegrounds Are Seven Pilot Sites Join National Digital Library Project with Knight Foundation Funding Webwire Registration Now Open for the Bring Your Own Data Forum on Nov 14 UMich, Sloan to Enhance Open Access to Research Data University of Michigan
This new program aims to revolutionize our understanding of the location and behavior of all carbon on Earth. Through an international network of laboratories across a number of scientific disciplines, the Deep Carbon Observatory will look at the role of carbon in numerous processes; including the origin of life on this planet, the chemical composition of the Earth’s core, and the distribution and deposition of fossil fuels. A three-year 2009 grant to the Carnegie Institution of Washington supported the initial phase of the program, which focused on developing instruments to meet the severe technical challenges associated with probing the Earth's deep interior, and on building an organizational infrastructure to set strategic priorities, engage a network of researchers, and secure funding commitments from institutional partners. The project is projected to run until 2019. Visit the Deep Carbon Observatory Web site Headlines Scientists Uncover Link Between Lavas Erupting on Sea Floor and Deep Carbon Cycle RedOrbit Lava Hints at Earth's Deep Carbon Cycle Live Science How Deep Carbon Could Pop Up on Earth's Surface Futurity Microbes Below Earth's Surface Could Be Potential Link to Mars Rover Discovery Public Radio International Computer Models Show How Deep Carbon Could Return to Earth's Surface Science Daily
This program seeks to better our understanding of the relationship between technology, information, and society, primarily through research on and the development of digital information technology for the conduct of scholarly research and public engagement with knowledge. Grantmaking in this program focuses on three distinct sub-areas: Data and Computational Research Grants related to how information technology enables new forms of data-intensive research ( Program Director: Joshua Greenberg ) Scholarly Communication Grants related to how information technology may change the dissemination and evaluation of scholarship ( Program Directo r: Joshua Greenberg ) Universal Access to Knowledge Grants related to digitizing knowledge and increasing access to that knowledge ( Program Director : Doron Weber ) Apply Headlines New "Voter Atlas" Shows Where the True Electoral Battlegrounds Are Seven Pilot Sites Join National Digital Library Project with Knight Foundation Funding Webwire Registration Now Open for the Bring Your Own Data Forum on Nov 14 UMich, Sloan to Enhance Open Access to Research Data University of Michigan
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EST/Sloan First Light Festival Productions Pidgeon by Tommy Smith (2010) Set in Depression-era New York City and Stalinist Russia, Pidgeon follows the exploits of Leon Theremin, Soviet inventor and father of electronic music. When Theremin marries a whipsmart black prima ballerina, their expatriate romance shocks society and attracts the looming shadow of foreign terror. Pure by Rey Pamatmat (2008) Alan Turing - inventor of the computer, war hero, and persecuted for his homosexuality - has moments to choose between living a secret life in post-WWII England or completing his life's work. By Proxy by Amy Fox (2008) A young researcher of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome struggles to maintain objectivity while investigating a mother who has lost four children. Ada by Margaret Vandenburg (2008) An opera focusing on Ada Byron, daughter of the famous poet and inventor of the world's first computer. The Flower Hunger by Romulus Linney (2008) The journey of discovery by William Bartram, America's first botanist. Bartram ventures into the uncharted South to document the region's wildlife, and on the way realizes his own life's purpose. Program Director: Doron Weber Bio Apply Spotlight Photograph 51 , playwright Anna Ziegler’s story of the power and politics behind one of the most important scientific discoveries of the twentieth century, sold out its New York run at Ensemble Studio Theatre. Headlines Six Playwrights Announced as Recipients of 2012 Manhattan Theatre Club Sloan Commissions Broadway World Links Panel Discussion: Photograph 51 and the Race for the Double Helix of DNA, Part 1 of 2
This program supports research on the structure, behavior, and performance of the U.S. economy with the goal of providing objective and nonpartisan insights that can inform and strengthen critical decisions facing leaders, policymakers, and the public. Grantmaking is divided into four thematic sub-programs. Economic Implications of the Great Recession Projects in this sub-program study markets and governments, specifically with regard to lessons we can draw from the recent financial crisis and Great Recession. Appropriate research topics include systemic stability; international regulatory coordination; risk measurement, capital requirements, and credit ratings; labor market recovery rates and liquidity; dataset and model development concerning labor trends Behavioral Economics and Household Finance Projects in this sub-program study individuals and households, specifically with regard to the quality of their economic decision-making. Appropriate research topics include the annuity paradox; the energy efficiency paradox; insurance markets; risk-taking, savings, and personal bankruptcy; cognitive biases; public understanding of economics and markets for financial advice. Economic Analysis of Science and Technology Projects in this sub-program study universities and groundbreaking industries, specifically regarding human capital development and applications of information technology. Appropriate research topics include labor markets for scientists and engineers; high-skilled immigration; patterns of scientific publication, collaboration, and intellectual property protection; the economics of digitization; and the international distribution of returns on high-tech investments. Empirical Economic Research Enablers Projects in this sub-program study economic researchers, specifically with regard to their needs, opportunities, incentives, and professional practices. Appropriate research topics include legal entity identifiers; data citation standards; identification and tracking systems for scholars; federal statistics; smart disclosure platforms for obfuscated markets; data and metadata management protocols; the replicability of empirical research; and the economics of knowledge contribution and distribution. Click the "APPLY" button, below, for more information about how to submit a Letter of Inquriy for an appropriate research project. Program Director: Daniel Goroff Bio Gail Pesyna Bio Apply Headlines New "Voter Atlas" Shows Where the True Electoral Battlegrounds Are The Seeds that Federal Money Can Plant New York Times Links The Macro Financial Modeling Workgroup
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation believes that a theory-based, empirically-tested understanding of the U.S. economy is essential to improving the American quality of life. The Foundation funds grants for high-quality original research that promise to broaden that understanding or use it to improve American institutions. Grants in the Economic Performance and Quality of Life program have expanded our knowlege of how particular industries function, encouraged better communication and cooperation between citizens and their local governments, and focused scholarly and public attention on the issues and challenges faced by contemporary working families.
Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and women are underrepresented among M.S. and Ph.D. recipients in the natural sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics, a trend that continues throughout the academic pipeline–from starting assistant professors to senior academic administrators. Grantmaking in this Foundation program aims to increase the diversity of higher education in STEM fields through college and university initiatives to support the education and professional advancement of high-quality scholars from underrepresented groups. Grantmaking is divided into three subprograms. In the Sloan Minority Ph.D. program (MPHD), the Foundation partners with select faculty, departments, and universities with proven track records of successfully recruiting and graduating minority Ph.D. candidates in STEM fields. Funds provide fellowships to minority students, allowing successful degree programs to enroll, train, and eventually graduate more students than would otherwise be possible. In the Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership (SIGP) , the Foundation provides fellowships and administrative funds to four regional centers that foster supportive, interconnected communities devoted to successfully training Native American and Native Alaskan graduate students in STEM Master’s and Ph.D. programs. In the Leadership Diversity program , the Foundation supports college and university efforts to promote the effective professional development of women and minority faculty for positions of academic leadership. The MPHD and SIGP programs are administered by longtime Foundation partner, the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME), which receives applications, selects students for scholarships, administers awards, and supports recruitment efforts by participating faculty. This program does not make grants to support projects in public or private schools at the pre-college level. Program Director: Elizabeth Boylan Bio Apply Links Minority Ph.D. Program Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership
Candidates must hold a Ph.D. (or equivalent) in chemistry, computational or evolutionary molecular biology, computer science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, ocean sciences (including marine biology), physics, or a related field; Candidates must hold a tenure track (or equivalent) position at a college, university or other degree-granting institution in the United States or Canada; Candidates must normally be no more than six years from completion of their most recent Ph.D. (or equivalent) as of the year of their nomination. (That is, most recent Ph.D. must have been awarded on or after September 2007.)** While Fellows are expected to be at an early stage of their research careers, there should be strong evidence of independent research accomplishments. Candidates in all fields are normally below the rank of associate professor and do not hold tenure, but these are not strict requirements. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation welcomes nominations of all candidates who meet the traditional high standards of this program, and strongly encourages the participation of women and members of underrepresented minority groups. **The Selection Committees may make exceptions for candidates who were awarded their Ph.D. prior to September 2007 if their careers were disrupted due to military service, child-rearing, or a change of field. The Committees may also make exceptions for candidates who are currently serving in their first faculty position and who were appointed to that position on or after September 2011.
Program Associate, Economics The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation seeks a very bright, highly motivated and well-organized individual for the position of Program Associate in Economics starting in May 2013. Learn more Download an application form for this position Grants Coordinator The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation seeks a detail-oriented individual with 3-4 years of work experience for the position of Grants Coordinator. Learn more Download an application form for this position
