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Sloan Foundation Grants (Public Understanding of Science and Technology Program) is sponsored by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. This program supports books, radio, film, television, theater, and new media to reach a wide, non-specialized audience and to bridge the two cultures of science and the humanities.
It aims to build public understanding of and engagement with science, technology, and economics.
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News 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 News Former Sloan Research Fellows Pablo Jarillo-Herrero and Erin Schuman win Kavli Prizes in Nanoscience and Neuroscience News 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.
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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