Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
@sloanfoundation.bsky.social
We fund research, engagement and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and economics. Based in NYC. More here: https://sloan.org/
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The Sloan Foundation is pleased to announce an open call for letters of inquiry to support interdisciplinary energy system research by early career-faculty!
📌Submission deadline: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
More details on our website: sloan.org/programs/res...
📌Submission deadline: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
More details on our website: sloan.org/programs/res...
The Sloan Foundation and Musum of the Moving Image are pleased to announce the the winners of the 2025 Sloan Student Grand Jury Prize and 2025 Sloan Student Discovery Prize.
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This Year’s Sloan Student Prize-Winning Scripts Tackle Sam Altman, ChatGPT, and Modern Medicine
Quinn Spicker's script takes on Sam Altman and ChatGPT, while Nora Kaye's is about modern medicine.
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February 12, 2026 at 4:56 PM
The Sloan Foundation and Musum of the Moving Image are pleased to announce the the winners of the 2025 Sloan Student Grand Jury Prize and 2025 Sloan Student Discovery Prize.
Read more: www.indiewire.com/news/busines...
Read more: www.indiewire.com/news/busines...
Since 2020, the Sloan Foundation has been providing support for research universities to build institutional capacity for developing high-quality open-source software. We were thrilled to see our grantees last week at the @curiossorg.bsky.social Gathering last week at @tcddublin.bsky.social lin!
February 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Since 2020, the Sloan Foundation has been providing support for research universities to build institutional capacity for developing high-quality open-source software. We were thrilled to see our grantees last week at the @curiossorg.bsky.social Gathering last week at @tcddublin.bsky.social lin!
Stay tuned! On Feb 17, we will be announcing the 126 early-career scientists selected for the 2026 cohort of Sloan Research Fellows.
We can’t wait to celebrate their accomplishments!
We can’t wait to celebrate their accomplishments!
February 3, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Stay tuned! On Feb 17, we will be announcing the 126 early-career scientists selected for the 2026 cohort of Sloan Research Fellows.
We can’t wait to celebrate their accomplishments!
We can’t wait to celebrate their accomplishments!
We're supporting an effort from the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening to develop education standards for lab automation, addressing a growing gap between the adoption of automation technologies and formal training pathways for the scientific workforce.
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SLAS Receives Grant from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to Develop Lab Automation Educational Guidelines
The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) has been awarded a $199,884 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to lead a multi-year initiative to develop education standards for labo...
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January 29, 2026 at 8:54 PM
We're supporting an effort from the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening to develop education standards for lab automation, addressing a growing gap between the adoption of automation technologies and formal training pathways for the scientific workforce.
www.slas.org/news-highlig...
www.slas.org/news-highlig...
Questions about our open call? We will be holding an informal webinar next Tuesday, February 3 at 1:00pm EST to provide information about the submission guidelines and share insights for early-career faculty.
📌 Register here: sloan.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📌 Register here: sloan.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The Sloan Foundation is pleased to announce an open call for letters of inquiry to support interdisciplinary energy system research by early career-faculty!
📌Submission deadline: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
More details on our website: sloan.org/programs/res...
📌Submission deadline: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
More details on our website: sloan.org/programs/res...
January 29, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Questions about our open call? We will be holding an informal webinar next Tuesday, February 3 at 1:00pm EST to provide information about the submission guidelines and share insights for early-career faculty.
📌 Register here: sloan.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📌 Register here: sloan.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
“Whether you’re making business decisions, or deciding whether to buy a house in a certain area that might be flood prone,” says Sloan grantee @denicewross.bsky.social, “government data can’t be replaced.”
Ross is building a more resilient national data infrastructure: time.com/7344773/wome...
Ross is building a more resilient national data infrastructure: time.com/7344773/wome...
The Women Saving America’s Climate Data
Meet the network saving federal environmental data. But, as Trump enters his second year, how long can this effort last?
time.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:58 PM
“Whether you’re making business decisions, or deciding whether to buy a house in a certain area that might be flood prone,” says Sloan grantee @denicewross.bsky.social, “government data can’t be replaced.”
Ross is building a more resilient national data infrastructure: time.com/7344773/wome...
Ross is building a more resilient national data infrastructure: time.com/7344773/wome...
Congratulations to Sloan grantee Cynthia Dwork of @harvard.edu for earning the 2026 Japan Prize in Electronics, Information, and Communication! Dwork was honored for her work on building an ethical digital society, including differential privacy and fairness.
More: seas.harvard.edu/news/dwork-a...
More: seas.harvard.edu/news/dwork-a...
January 21, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Congratulations to Sloan grantee Cynthia Dwork of @harvard.edu for earning the 2026 Japan Prize in Electronics, Information, and Communication! Dwork was honored for her work on building an ethical digital society, including differential privacy and fairness.
More: seas.harvard.edu/news/dwork-a...
More: seas.harvard.edu/news/dwork-a...
The Sloan Foundation is pleased to announce an open call for letters of inquiry to support interdisciplinary energy system research by early career-faculty!
📌Submission deadline: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
More details on our website: sloan.org/programs/res...
📌Submission deadline: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
More details on our website: sloan.org/programs/res...
January 15, 2026 at 2:52 PM
The Sloan Foundation is pleased to announce an open call for letters of inquiry to support interdisciplinary energy system research by early career-faculty!
📌Submission deadline: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
More details on our website: sloan.org/programs/res...
📌Submission deadline: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
More details on our website: sloan.org/programs/res...
Through our Economics Program, the Sloan Foundation is supporting work by @eschares.bsky.social at Iowa State University to probe the economics of academic publishing models.
Read more: lib.iastate.edu/news/sloan-f...
Read more: lib.iastate.edu/news/sloan-f...
Sloan Foundation grant supports research on economics of academic publishing - University Library
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January 14, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Through our Economics Program, the Sloan Foundation is supporting work by @eschares.bsky.social at Iowa State University to probe the economics of academic publishing models.
Read more: lib.iastate.edu/news/sloan-f...
Read more: lib.iastate.edu/news/sloan-f...
Rising energy costs in the U.S. pose a major concern for everyone from residential customers to industrial facilities. Join
@nationalacademies.org for a Sloan-supported workshop on 2/25 to examine the contributing factors for rising energy costs and explore potential solutions.
bit.ly/4sPt7b9
@nationalacademies.org for a Sloan-supported workshop on 2/25 to examine the contributing factors for rising energy costs and explore potential solutions.
bit.ly/4sPt7b9
January 13, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Rising energy costs in the U.S. pose a major concern for everyone from residential customers to industrial facilities. Join
@nationalacademies.org for a Sloan-supported workshop on 2/25 to examine the contributing factors for rising energy costs and explore potential solutions.
bit.ly/4sPt7b9
@nationalacademies.org for a Sloan-supported workshop on 2/25 to examine the contributing factors for rising energy costs and explore potential solutions.
bit.ly/4sPt7b9
Economist and Sloan grantee Nancy Folbre highlights the need for affordable caregiving in a @ucpress.bsky.social blog post.
www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/m...
www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/m...
Making Care Affordable is Key to Our Economic Future
Author Nancy Folbre explains why no amount of economic growth is going to make care provision affordable—unless we commit to putting people first.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Economist and Sloan grantee Nancy Folbre highlights the need for affordable caregiving in a @ucpress.bsky.social blog post.
www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/m...
www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/m...
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Mark April 7 on your calendars for the 46th Pullias Lecture! Stacie Bloom, the incoming president of @sloanfoundation.bsky.social, will speak regarding thriving, through the challenging times we're facing.
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@uscrossier.bsky.social, @akezar.bsky.social, @julieposselt.bsky.social
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@uscrossier.bsky.social, @akezar.bsky.social, @julieposselt.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Mark April 7 on your calendars for the 46th Pullias Lecture! Stacie Bloom, the incoming president of @sloanfoundation.bsky.social, will speak regarding thriving, through the challenging times we're facing.
shorturl.at/nntaT
@uscrossier.bsky.social, @akezar.bsky.social, @julieposselt.bsky.social
shorturl.at/nntaT
@uscrossier.bsky.social, @akezar.bsky.social, @julieposselt.bsky.social
We are happy to support the continued growth of the @jhu.edu OSPO, along with the expansion of OSPOs at many universities across the United States!
🎉Congrats to @curiossorg.bsky.social members, Bill Branan, Megan Forbes and all involved from the Sheridan Libraries on the $750,000 grant from the @sloanfoundation.bsky.social to the @jhu.edu #OSPO!
📰https://hub.jhu.edu/2026/01/06/open-source-programs-office-research-software-support-network/
📰https://hub.jhu.edu/2026/01/06/open-source-programs-office-research-software-support-network/
January 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
We are happy to support the continued growth of the @jhu.edu OSPO, along with the expansion of OSPOs at many universities across the United States!
Applications are open for the OpenDP 2026 Summer Internship program!
Supported by the Sloan Foundation, OpenDP is a community effort to build trustworthy, open-source software tools for analyzing sensitive private data. Deadline Feb. 1, 2026!
Learn more: opendp.org/2025/12/15/o...
Supported by the Sloan Foundation, OpenDP is a community effort to build trustworthy, open-source software tools for analyzing sensitive private data. Deadline Feb. 1, 2026!
Learn more: opendp.org/2025/12/15/o...
December 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Applications are open for the OpenDP 2026 Summer Internship program!
Supported by the Sloan Foundation, OpenDP is a community effort to build trustworthy, open-source software tools for analyzing sensitive private data. Deadline Feb. 1, 2026!
Learn more: opendp.org/2025/12/15/o...
Supported by the Sloan Foundation, OpenDP is a community effort to build trustworthy, open-source software tools for analyzing sensitive private data. Deadline Feb. 1, 2026!
Learn more: opendp.org/2025/12/15/o...
We are pleased to announce the grants we made in 2025 resulting from an open Request for Proposals for interdisciplinary social science research on energy system interactions the United States!
Read more: sloan.org/programs/res...
Read more: sloan.org/programs/res...
December 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
We are pleased to announce the grants we made in 2025 resulting from an open Request for Proposals for interdisciplinary social science research on energy system interactions the United States!
Read more: sloan.org/programs/res...
Read more: sloan.org/programs/res...
The Foundation is excited to support a pilot study led by Kevin Crowston of @syracuseu.bsky.social to better understand how generative AI tools affect learning and skill retention for software developers!
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December 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The Foundation is excited to support a pilot study led by Kevin Crowston of @syracuseu.bsky.social to better understand how generative AI tools affect learning and skill retention for software developers!
ischool.syracuse.edu/professor-ke...
ischool.syracuse.edu/professor-ke...
Proud to back efforts by @library.cmu.edu and other universities to build institutional capacity to support open source software and recognize its importance to academic research!
www.library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
www.library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
Sloan Foundation Funds Launch of ENGIN Software Foundation at Carnegie Mellon University to Support Academic Open Source | CMU Libraries
Carnegie Mellon University Libraries Associate Dean for Digital Infrastructure G. Sayeed Choudhury has received a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to launch the Ecosystem for Next Generation ...
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December 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Proud to back efforts by @library.cmu.edu and other universities to build institutional capacity to support open source software and recognize its importance to academic research!
www.library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
www.library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...
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Supported by the Sloan Foundation and NSF, @nber.org is
seeking proposals for research on innovations in economic measurement, with the aim of being translated into improvements in official statistical agency practice. Submission deadline is Jan. 15, 2026.
More info: www.nber.org/calls-papers...
seeking proposals for research on innovations in economic measurement, with the aim of being translated into improvements in official statistical agency practice. Submission deadline is Jan. 15, 2026.
More info: www.nber.org/calls-papers...
December 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Supported by the Sloan Foundation and NSF, @nber.org is
seeking proposals for research on innovations in economic measurement, with the aim of being translated into improvements in official statistical agency practice. Submission deadline is Jan. 15, 2026.
More info: www.nber.org/calls-papers...
seeking proposals for research on innovations in economic measurement, with the aim of being translated into improvements in official statistical agency practice. Submission deadline is Jan. 15, 2026.
More info: www.nber.org/calls-papers...
Congratulations to @moorefound.bsky.social for naming Aileen S. Lee as its next president!
Full announcement: www.moore.org/article-deta...
Full announcement: www.moore.org/article-deta...
December 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Congratulations to @moorefound.bsky.social for naming Aileen S. Lee as its next president!
Full announcement: www.moore.org/article-deta...
Full announcement: www.moore.org/article-deta...
We are proud to support the AI + Data Ethics Summer Graduate Training program @northeasternu.bsky.social, as well as a summer field school for our Metascience & AI Postdoctoral Fellows to develop research capacity for scientific and ethical issues raised by AI!
cssh.northeastern.edu/ethics/aide-...
cssh.northeastern.edu/ethics/aide-...
AIDE Summer
AI + Data Ethics (AIDE) Summer is intended for graduate students with advanced training in applied ethics, ethical theory, philosophy of science, metascience, epistemology, or other areas with potenti...
cssh.northeastern.edu
December 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We are proud to support the AI + Data Ethics Summer Graduate Training program @northeasternu.bsky.social, as well as a summer field school for our Metascience & AI Postdoctoral Fellows to develop research capacity for scientific and ethical issues raised by AI!
cssh.northeastern.edu/ethics/aide-...
cssh.northeastern.edu/ethics/aide-...
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Very excited to announce that I have been awarded a 3-year grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to study the economics of the academic publishing market!
Analysis will include hybrid journal subscription prices and daily APC price changes.
More to come in 2026.
@sloanfoundation.bsky.social
Analysis will include hybrid journal subscription prices and daily APC price changes.
More to come in 2026.
@sloanfoundation.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Very excited to announce that I have been awarded a 3-year grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to study the economics of the academic publishing market!
Analysis will include hybrid journal subscription prices and daily APC price changes.
More to come in 2026.
@sloanfoundation.bsky.social
Analysis will include hybrid journal subscription prices and daily APC price changes.
More to come in 2026.
@sloanfoundation.bsky.social
The Foundation seeks to hire a Program Associate in Economics, starting as soon as Spring 2026! The Program Associate has significant responsibilities for developing, evaluating, and managing grant proposals in economics.
Visit our careers page for more info: sloan.org/about/careers
Visit our careers page for more info: sloan.org/about/careers
Careers | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Our mission is to make the world a better place through the advancement of scientific knowledge.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The Foundation seeks to hire a Program Associate in Economics, starting as soon as Spring 2026! The Program Associate has significant responsibilities for developing, evaluating, and managing grant proposals in economics.
Visit our careers page for more info: sloan.org/about/careers
Visit our careers page for more info: sloan.org/about/careers
The Foundation has awarded a grant to the Open Source Program Office at @syracuseu.bsky.social to help it become a permanent part of the university, bridging academic research and open-source software development.
news.syr.edu/2025/12/03/o...
news.syr.edu/2025/12/03/o...
Open Source Program Office Secures $719K Grant
Funding from the Sloan Foundation ensures OSPO can establish a lasting campus presence, integrating open-source development into academics and research.
news.syr.edu
December 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The Foundation has awarded a grant to the Open Source Program Office at @syracuseu.bsky.social to help it become a permanent part of the university, bridging academic research and open-source software development.
news.syr.edu/2025/12/03/o...
news.syr.edu/2025/12/03/o...
Supported by the Sloan Foundation and NSF, @nber.org is
seeking proposals for research on innovations in economic measurement, with the aim of being translated into improvements in official statistical agency practice. Submission deadline is Jan. 15, 2026.
More info: www.nber.org/calls-papers...
seeking proposals for research on innovations in economic measurement, with the aim of being translated into improvements in official statistical agency practice. Submission deadline is Jan. 15, 2026.
More info: www.nber.org/calls-papers...
December 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Supported by the Sloan Foundation and NSF, @nber.org is
seeking proposals for research on innovations in economic measurement, with the aim of being translated into improvements in official statistical agency practice. Submission deadline is Jan. 15, 2026.
More info: www.nber.org/calls-papers...
seeking proposals for research on innovations in economic measurement, with the aim of being translated into improvements in official statistical agency practice. Submission deadline is Jan. 15, 2026.
More info: www.nber.org/calls-papers...
The Foundation’s Evan Michelson joined a @natureportfolio.nature.com Q&A to talk strategies for seeding interdisciplinary climate research, how philanthropies can advance energy and environmental scholarship, and the importance of supporting early-career researchers.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Funding agencies to drive future climate change research - Nature Climate Change
Research on climate change requires continued support from funding agencies. Nature Climate Change spoke to experts from different organizations across the world to discuss how funding agencies can be...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The Foundation’s Evan Michelson joined a @natureportfolio.nature.com Q&A to talk strategies for seeding interdisciplinary climate research, how philanthropies can advance energy and environmental scholarship, and the importance of supporting early-career researchers.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...