Funding-Round 8 of Grand Challenges Explorations; November 17, 2011

Agency

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Description

The initiative offers scientists, inventors, and entrepreneurs from around the world the opportunity to win $100,000 grants to pursue unconventional ideas that could transform health and agricultural development in the world’s poorest countries.  The topics in this round are:

• Protect Crop Plants from Biotic Stresses From Field to Market
• Explore Nutrition for Healthy Growth of Infants and Children
• Apply Synthetic Biology to Global Health Challenges
• Design New Approaches to Optimize Immunization Systems
• Explore New Solutions in Global Health Priority Areas

Closing Date: November 17, 2011

Link to Full Announcement

http://www.grandchallenges.org/about/Newsroom/Pages/GCERound8.aspx