Home Menu Click to search the website Programs Click to expand this navigation menu Research Economic Institutions, Behavior, & Performance Energy & Environment Sloan Digital Sky Survey Tabletop Particle Physics Click to expand this navigation menu Higher Education Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in STEM Higher Education Click to expand this navigation menu Technology Better Software for Science Data & Computational Research Exploratory Grantmaking in Technology Scholarly Communication Universal Access to Knowledge Click to expand this navigation menu Public Understanding Books Film Television Radio Theater New Media New York City Program Click to expand this navigation menu Completed Programs Anytime, Anyplace Learning Barcode of Life Biosecurity Census of Marine Life Chemistry of Indoor Environments Deep Carbon Observatory Encyclopedia of Life Industry Studies Information about Careers in Science and Technology Making Municipal Governments More Responsive to their Citizens Microbiology of the Built Environment Outsourcing: Impacts on the U.S. Workforce Professional Science Master's Degree Synthetic Biology Working Longer Workplace, Workforce, and Working Families Grants Apply For Grantees Grants Database Sloan Research Fellowships About Apply FAQ For Current Fellows Past Fellows About Mission Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Trustees Staff Careers Documents Click to expand this navigation menu Press Room Press Releases Grantee News Logos Contact Us Home Menu Click to search the website Coded Bias Shutterstock Radium Girls NASA/SOFIA/Lynette Cook / Click to see next story Click to see next story Sloan Research Fellowships The fellowships recognize outstanding achievement and potential in early career scholars across seven fields. Public Understanding Sloan-Supported Documentary “Coded Bias” Available on Netflix The feature-length film by Shalini Kantayya looks at the bias encoded in automated decision-making and machine-learning algorithms. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Developing Fair and Objective Promotion Procedures The University of Houston has received a $177,000 grant to examine the role of external review letters in the promotion and tenure process. Public Understanding of Science Sloan/NYU-Winning Film “Radium Girls” Now Available on Netflix Based on the true story of young women in the 1920s who were poisoned while painting luminous watches at the U.S. Radium Factory. Announcement The Foundation Responds to an Evolving Crisis Sloan Digital Sky Survey Wind From Supermassive Black Holes May Help Small Galaxies Thrive New Scientist explains how supermassive black holes at the centers of large galaxies may clear the way for smaller satellite galaxies. 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.  Read more Programs Our grantmaking is divided thematically across several broad subject areas related to science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and economics. Research Higher Education Technology Public Understanding New York City Program Completed Programs 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. About Apply For Current Fellows For Past Fellows Grants Policies, forms, and other resources for grantees and grantseekers Apply What We Do Not Fund The Grant Application Process Grant Proposal Guidelines Grant Forms For Grantees Grants Database About Who we are, what we believe, and how we govern and fund our activities. Mission Who was Alfred P. Sloan? Trustees Staff Careers Documents Contact Recent News See All The Next Big Idea Club Brainscapes: The Warped, Wondrous Maps Written in Your Brain—And How They Guide You Lit Hub The National Book Foundation’s newest initiative will celebrate books about science and technology. Pecan Street Pecan Street is Expanding its Residential Energy Research Network to Puerto Rico Broadway World Manhattan Theatre Club Announces Six 2021 Sloan Playwriting Commissions Sci-News Hubble Space Telescope Sees Interacting Galaxy Triplet astrobites Galactic Bars and Faded Stars Home / Coded Bias Shutterstock Radium Girls NASA/SOFIA/Lynette Cook / Click to see next story Click to see next story Sloan Research Fellowships The fellowships recognize outstanding achievement and potential in early … Programs Click to expand this navigation menu Research Economic Institutions, Behavior, & Performance Energy & Environment Sloan Digital Sky Survey Tabletop Particle Physics Click to expand this navigation menu Higher Education Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in STEM Higher Education Click to expand this navigation menu Technology Better Software for Science Data & Computational Research Exploratory Grantmaking in Technology Scholarly Communication Universal Access to Knowledge Click to expand this navigation menu Public Understanding Books Film Television Radio Theater New Media New York City Program Click to expand this navigation menu Completed Programs Anytime, Anyplace Learning Barcode of Life Biosecurity Census of Marine Life Chemistry of Indoor Environments Deep Carbon Observatory Encyclopedia of Life Industry Studies Information about Careers in Science and Technology Making Municipal Governments More Responsive to their Citizens Microbiology of the Built Environment Outsourcing: Impacts on the U.S. Workforce Professional Science Master's Degree Synthetic Biology Working Longer Workplace, Workforce, and Working Families Grants Apply For Grantees Grants Database Sloan Research Fellowships About Apply FAQ For Current Fellows Past Fellows About Mission Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Trustees Staff Careers Documents Click to expand this navigation menu Press Room Press Releases Grantee News Logos Contact Us Home Back Up Follow Us Facebook Twitter © 2021 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation We use cookies to analyze our traffic. Please decide if you are willing to accept cookies from our website. Decline Accept ×