The Sloan Research Fellowship Program recognizes and rewards outstanding early-career faculty who have the potential to revolutionize their fields of study.
Candidates must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in chemistry, computer science, Earth system science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, physics, or a related field.
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Limitation:  Candidates must be nominated by a department head or other senior researcher. Interested University of Iowa faculty should contact their department head as soon as possible to ensure compliance with the limited submission requirement.  More than one candidate from a department may be nominated, but no more than three. Submissions unaccompanied by a nomination from a senior researcher are not accepted.

Nominations for the 2022 Sloan Research Fellowships will open July 15, 2021.
Application materials should be routed through your department and to the Division of Sponsored Programs by September 7, 2021.  The submission deadline for all nomination materials, including nomination letters and all letters of support, to the Sloan Foundation is September 15, 2021.