Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Sloan Spotlight

A new Foundation initiative to examine societal issues in synthetic biology takes its first step with the launch of the Synthetic Biology Project, a Web site devoted to informing public discussion of the field. more...

About the Foundation

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a philanthropic, not-for-profit grantmaking institution based in New York City.

Established in 1934 by Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr., then-President and Chief Executive Officer of the General Motors Corporation, the Foundation makes grants in support of original research and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and economic performance. more...