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The Sloan Science Prize in Documentary provides $100,000 to support the development and production of nonfiction work that showcases subjects in science and technology. 

The Sloan Science Prize in Narrative Fiction provides $50,000 to support the development and production of a short film or series pilot that dramatizes scientific themes and/or characters.

Applications are now closed. The Prizes were selected by a jury of independent media and science professionals and judged based on the creativity of the proposal, feasibility of the project, focus on science and technology as a theme, and potential impact. The winners of the Sloan Science Prizes were announced at IMI Fest on November 16, 2024.

IMI is proud to partner with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to award two Sloan Science Prizes for YouTube. These prizes support the creation of exceptional work on YouTube that explores themes related to science and technology.

2024 Sloan Science Prizes Winners

Xyla Foxlin

Joe Posner

Xyla Foxlin giving a speech at IMI Fest after winning the Sloan Prize for YouTube
Joe Posner giving a speech at IMI Fest after winning the Sloan Prize for YouTube

Documentary Winner

Narrative Fiction Winner

Blueprint to Flight: Building an Airplane from Scratch

The 2084 Club: The Channel

Jury for the 2024 Sloan Science Prizes

Destin Sandlin

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Creator and host of the YouTube channel SmarterEveryDay, which explores the world through science. Sandlin is a United States civilian army missile engineer dedicated to making science accessible to a broad audience.

Jonathan Nolan

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screenwriter, director, and producer known for creating complex, thought-provoking stories. He co-created Westworld and co-wrote films like The Dark Knight and Interstellar. Frequently collaborating with his brother Christopher Nolan, he explores themes of time, memory, and artificial intelligence in his work.

Sabrina Cruz

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Co-creator and host of the YouTube channel Answer in Progress, which strips away the stigma of not knowing things and brings back the joy in learning. Cruz has a degree in math from the University of Toronto.

Stephon Alexander

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Theoretical physicist, musician, and author who explores connections between cosmology, particle physics, and quantum gravity. Alexander is a professor of physics at Brown University and author of The Jazz of Physics, which links music with our understanding of the structure of the universe.

Elaine Sevier

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Co-founder and Director of Strategic Development at IMI, she holds a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard Medical School and completed her undergraduate studies at Stanford.

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SLOAN SCIENCE PRIZES

IMI is proud to partner with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to award two Sloan Science Prizes for YouTube. These prizes support the creation of exceptional work on YouTube that explores themes related to science and technology.

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