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Sloan Research Fellowships

Sloan Research Fellowships

Funds exceptional early-career North American STEM researchers through prestigious academic fellowships.

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The Sloan Research Fellowships are two-year, $75,000 awards granted by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to early-career scientists and economists at U.S. and Canadian research universities. The fellowship supports outstanding tenure-track faculty who are untenured at the time of nomination, across eight fields: chemistry, computer science, Earth system science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, …

Chemistry, computer science, Earth system science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, physics, or related disciplines.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.24 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—

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Last verified: 29 Jun 2026Source: sloan.org