Call for Applications: GRAND CHALLENGES EXPLORATIONS
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is inviting applications for the Round 14 of the Grand Challenges Explorations, which has awarded over 1,070 grants in over 58 countries to date.
Grand Challenges Explorations seeks innovative global health and development solutions.
ELIGIBILITY
The grant program is open to applicants at any experience level; in any discipline; and from any organization, including universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations as well as for-profit companies.
COVERAGE
The initiative uses an agile, accelerated grant-making process with short two-page applications and no preliminary data required. Two-page proposals are being accepted online on the following topics:
- Surveillance Tools, Diagnostics and an Artificial Diet to Support New Approaches to Vector Control.
- New Approaches for Addressing Outdoor/Residual Malaria Transmission
- New Ways to Reduce Pneumonia Fatalities through Timely, Effective Treatment of Children
- Enable Universal Acceptance of Mobile Money Payments to Create an Economic Ecosystem that will help Lift the Poorest Out of Poverty
- Explore New Ways to Measure Brain Development and Gestational Age
- New Ways of Working Together: Integrating Community-Based Interventions
Winning grants are chosen approximately five (5) months from the submission deadline.
Initial grants will be US $100,000 each, and projects showing promise will have the opportunity to receive additional funding of up to US $1 million. Detailed information on the GCE topics are available at http://www.grandchallenges.org/Explorations/Pages/TopicsOverview.aspx
HOW TO APPLY
Applications are to be completed using the GCE Online Application System. The Rules and Guidelines are attached and the Application Instructions are also available at http://www.grandchallenges.org/Explorations/Pages/ApplicationInstructions.aspx.
DEADLINE
All applications must be completed online by 11:30 a.m. US Pacific Standard Time on WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2014.
Detailed information on the call is available at http://www.grandchallenges.org/explorations/Pages/introduction.aspx.
DOWNLOADS
Click to download Guidelines for filling the Application Form.
Click to download General Rules and Guidelines.