Since 2020, the Sloan Foundation has been providing support for research universities to build institutional capacity for developing high-quality open-source software. We were thrilled to see our grantees last week at the @curiossorg.bsky.social Gathering last week at @tcddublin.bsky.social lin!

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Jeff (jyoung3131.github.io) and Daniel (www.linkedin.com/in/danielsho...) join Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) and Eriol (@erioldoesdesign.bsky.social) to discuss academic OSPOs, students learning OSS, and mentorship. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/288

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We heard the Bluesky community cares about Open Source, so we showed up 👋 Our endowment dedicated to supporting Open Source maintainers is already at $729k, and we're developing a model for distributing our first funding round. Have ideas on how to identify critical OSS projects? We're listening.

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We've shipped a major update to the JOSS submission scope requirements, affecting what is eligible for submission and what information we require from authors. You can read more about the changes and our motivations here: blog.joss.theoj.org/2026/01/prep... #joss #opensource #openscience

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The Foundation has awarded a grant to the Open Source Program Office at @syracuseu.bsky.social to help it become a permanent part of the university, bridging academic research and open-source software development. news.syr.edu/2025/12/03/o...

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