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Sloan Foundation

@SloanFoundation

We fund research, engagement and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and economics. Also @sloanfoundation.bsky.social

New York, NY

sloan.org

Joined September 2009

Sloan Foundation
@SloanFoundation
Feb 15, 2023
We are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Sloan Research Fellowship! These outstanding researchers are shining examples of innovation and impact—and we are thrilled to support them. Meet the winners here: sloan.org/fellowships/20… 🎉 #SloanFellow #STEM #ScienceTwitter
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Sloan Foundation
@SloanFoundation
Feb 15, 2022
Introducing… the winners of this year’s Sloan Research Fellowship! These extraordinary researchers represent some of the most exciting young minds working today—and we are thrilled to support them. Meet the winners here: sloan.org/fellowships/20… #SloanFellow
Sloan Foundation
@SloanFoundation
Feb 16, 2021
We are pleased to announce the 2021 cohort of the Sloan Research Fellows. These extraordinary early career researchers represent some of the most exciting young minds working today! We are so thrilled to be able to support your work! #sloanfellow tinyurl.com/phsojiu9
Sloan Foundation
@SloanFoundation
Feb 20, 2024
We have today announced the names of the 2024 Sloan Research Fellows! Congratulations to these 126 outstanding early-career researchers: sloan.org/fellowships/20…
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Sloan Foundation
@SloanFoundation
Feb 18, 2025
🎉Congrats to the 126 early-career scientists who have been awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship this year! These exceptional scholars are drawn from 51 institutions across the US and Canada, and represent the next generation of groundbreaking researchers. sloan.org/fellowships/20…
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Sloan Foundation
@SloanFoundation
Jul 16, 2024
2025 Sloan Research Fellowship nominations are open! These two-year, $75k awards support early-career researchers whose accomplishments make them stand out as the next generation of leaders. Nominate yourself or share with your network! More info: sloan.org/fellowships
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Sloan Foundation
@SloanFoundation
Jan 9, 2023
📢New grant opportunity for #OpenSource in universities! Grants up to $750K available for US #HigherEd institutions to launch Open Source Program Offices (#OSPO). Please share this around! Full details here: sloan.org/programs/digit…
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Sloan Foundation
@SloanFoundation
Nov 18, 2022
10 simple rules for funding scientific #opensource software, from our very own @epistemographer & @T0FUCAKE... 🧵
journals.plos.org
Ten simple rules for funding scientific open source software
Author summary As funders of scientific research, we have a unique knowledge of the challenges that researchers face in finding support for the many parts of their projects. Scientific software is a...
Sloan Foundation
@SloanFoundation
Nov 29, 2021
The revolution will be #opensource ✊
EFF
@EFF
Nov 28, 2021
How to Fix the Internet is a new podcast exploring optimistic solutions to today’s toughest technology problems, with support from @SloanPublic. Listen today for a brighter technological future: howtofixtheinternet.org
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Sloan Foundation
@SloanFoundation
Feb 1, 2023
We're excited to announce our first #HistoryOfScience open call, offering $75K-250K grants for original research in the history of science, technology, economics, and social science. Full details here, please share this around! sloan.org/grants/open-ca… #HistSci #STS #STSTwitter
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Sloan Foundation
@SloanFoundation
Aug 17, 2022
“I used to lie in bed at night and wonder what we might be able to discover with a new @sdssurveys instrument. Now, we finally get to find out.”
After 21 years, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey is going robotic
From impact.sloan.org
Sloan Foundation
@SloanFoundation
Jan 30, 2024
Watch this space. 2024 Fellowships - two-year grants of $75K awarded to early-career scientists and scholars of exceptional promise - will be announced Feb 20! #SloanFellow
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Sloan Foundation
@SloanFoundation
Oct 3, 2022
"That really changed with @sdssurveys. For so long, people would keep their data secret. A scientist should never, never not for a second, do that. It’s not your sky, for pity’s sake, it’s not my planet. Data needs to be open." 👏
'The Sky is for Everyone': Talking with Princeton women in astrophysics
From princeton.edu
Sloan Foundation
@SloanFoundation
Feb 3, 2022
Today, we're pleased to announce a $5M investment in Minority Serving Institutions to support equitable pathways into graduate study for Black, Indigenous, and Latina/o students! Meet our grantees here: sloan.org/programs/highe…