Funding-Round 7 of
Grand Challenges Explorations; May 19, 2011
Agency
Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation
Description
The
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced that it is accepting proposals
for Round 7 of its Grand Challenges Explorations initiative, a $100 million
grant program designed to foster innovation in global health research.
The
initiative provides grants of $100,000 to scientists, inventors, and
entrepreneurs so that they can pursue unconventional ideas with the potential
to transform health in developing countries. Subjects for research in this
round are: The Poliovirus Endgame -- Create Ways to Accelerate, Sustain, and
Monitor Eradication; Create the Next Generation of Sanitation Technologies;
Create Low-Cost Cell Phone-Based Solutions for Improved Uptake and Coverage of
Childhood Vaccinations; Design New Approaches to Cure HIV Infection; Explore
Nutrition for Healthy Growth of Infants and Children; and Apply Synthetic Biology
to Global Health Challenges.
To
help uncover new ideas, the Grand Challenges initiative seeks to involve
researchers around the world, including those who have not typically worked in
global health. This includes those with innovative ideas in Africa, Asia, and
other parts of the developing world; people working in the private sector; and
young investigators.
Closing
Date:
May 19, 2011
Link
to Full Announcement
http://www.grandchallenges.org/explorations/Pages/introduction.aspx