Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
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Announcing the 2025 and 2026 grantees from the energy system interactions request for proposals

Sloan Research Fellowships

Two former Sloan Research Fellows win 2026 Fields Medals, among the highest honors in mathematics

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Matter-to-Life grantee Kate Adamala's work on 'SpudCell,' the world’s first synthetic cell with a complete life cycle, featured in New York Times

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Former Sloan Research Fellows Pablo Jarillo-Herrero and Erin Schuman win Kavli Prizes in Nanoscience and Neuroscience

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2025 Highlights report: Spotlighting talented grantees from across the Foundation's programs

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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