Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Sloan Spotlight

Online education grew by 17% in 2008, with more than 1 in 4 students taking at least one online course, according to a just-released study by the Sloan Consortium. Read the full report. 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...