This site describes the Alfred P. Sloan Foundations's Science and Technology Research Fellowships, two-year awards (of $35,000) granted annually to 100 young tenure-track faculty members. Established in 1955, these coveted fellowships are designed "to provide support and recognition to young scientists, often in their first appointments to university faculties ... often with little or no outside support." Note that candidates must be nominated; direct applications are not accepted (deadline is September 15). Fellowships are considered for Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Neuroscience and Physics.