Woodley Park Institute

Our Mission

The Woodley Park Institute is an independent research organization focused on understanding how scientific progress occurs, how funding systems shape discovery, and how to distribute funding to best support breakthrough research.

Values

Every project at WPI is guided by a commitment to our core values: transparency, responsibility, and the public good.

Supporting Science

WPI turns theory into practice by identifying promising new ideas with breakthrough potential and providing critical support at the earliest stages of their development.

Understanding the Roots of Scientific Progress

Research at WPI probes the underlying drivers of innovation, adoption, and obsolescence to learn how ideas become reality and established fields transition to new models.