External Deadline: September 2021 Internal Deadline: July 2021
NOTE: Interested candidates should contact their Department Chairs to seek nomination for the Sloan Fellowship Program. Up to 3 nominations per department are allowed.
Program Description:
The Sloan Research Fellowship Program recognizes and rewards outstanding early-career faculty who have the potential to revolutionize their fields of study. Successful candidates for this Fellowship generally have a strong record of significant independent research accomplishments that demonstrate creativity and the potential to become future leaders in the scientific community. Nominated candidates are normally several years past the completion of their Ph.D. in order to accumulate a competitive record of independent, significant research.
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Number of Applications: Up to 3 nominations per Department
Budget: $75,000 over a two-year period
Eligibility
- Candidates must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in chemistry, computer science, Earth system science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, physics, or a related field.
- Candidates must be tenure-track, though untenured, as of September 15, 2021
- Candidate’s faculty position must carry a regular teaching obligation
Application Requirements
- A letter from a department head or other senior researcher officially nominating the candidate and describing his or her qualifications, initiative, and research;
- The candidate's curriculum vitae (including a list of the candidate’s scientific publications);
- Two representative articles by the candidate;
- A brief (one-page) statement by the candidate describing his or her significant scientific work and immediate research plans;
- Three letters from other researchers (preferably not all from the same institution) written in support of the candidate’s nomination.
Click here to apply to the Sloan Research Fellowships by 11:59PM EDT, July 26, 2021
Past Recipients
- Basic Science
- Faculty
- Junior Faculty