Funding: Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations Round 4; November 2, 2009

Agency

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Description

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting grant proposals for Round 4 of Grand Challenges Explorations, a U.S. $100 million initiative to encourage unconventional global health solutions.

The initiative uses an agile, accelerated grant-making process with short two-page applications and no preliminary data required. Applications are submitted online, and winning grants are chosen approximately 4 months from the submission deadline. Initial grants of $100,000 are awarded two times a year. Successful projects have the opportunity to receive a follow-on grant of $1 million or more.

Topics for Grand Challenges Explorations Round 4 are:

· Create New Technologies for Contraception

· Create New Ways to Induce and Measure Mucosal Immunity

· Create Low-Cost Diagnostics for Priority Global Health Conditions

· Create New Ways to Protect Against Infectious Disease

Closing Date: November 2, 2009

Link to Full Announcement

http://www.grandchallenges.org/Explorations/Pages/Introduction.aspx