Sloan Research Fellowships: Sponsor Deadline

Date: 

Thursday, September 15, 2016 (All day)

Sloan Research Fellowships
Sponsor Deadline: September 15, 2016
Award Amount: $60,000 for a two year period
Target Applicants: Tenure-track faculty with most recent PhD or equivalent awarded on or after September 1, 2010 (exceptions may apply)
Eligible Disciplines: Chemistry, computational or evolutionary molecular biology, computer science,  economics, mathematics, neuroscience, ocean sciences, physics, or a related field

The Sloan Research Fellowships seek to stimulate fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise.  While Fellows are expected to be at an early stage of their research careers, there should be strong evidence of independent research accomplishments.  Fellows are selected on the basis of their independent research accomplishments, creativity, and potential to become leaders in the scientific community through their contributions to their field. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. (or equivalent) in chemistry, computational or evolutionary molecular biology, computer science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, ocean sciences, physics, or a related field and candidates' most recent Ph.D. (or equivalent) must have been awarded on or after September 1, 2010.  Exceptions may be allowed for careers disrupted due to military service, child-rearing, or a change of field.  The Committees may also make exceptions for candidates who are currently serving in their first faculty position and who were appointed to that position on or after September 1, 2014.  Candidates must be nominated by a department head or other senior researcher and no more than three candidates may be nominated from a department.