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Grand Challenges Exploration Grant: Round 8
Sponsor: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Submitted: 9/12/2011 11:35:00 AM
The Grand Challenges Exploration Grant is aimed at encouraging bold and unconventional global health solutions. The topics for Round 8 of the Grand Challenges Exploration Grant include designing new approaches to optimizing immunization systems, exploring new solutions for global health priority areas, and exploring nutrition for the healthy growth of infants and children. The $100 million, five-year initiative is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Phase I grants will be awarded for $100,000. Phase I projects that show promise in the first year will be eligible for continued funding. The grant program is open to anyone from any discipline, from student to tenured professor, and from any organization – colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for-profit companies.
Deadline: November 17, 2011
Please note: The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS) does not administer this funding opportunity.
Please contact the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for more information and to apply for this funding:
http://www.grandchallenges.org/Explorations/Pages/ApplicationInstructions.aspx
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