The Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative is focused on engaging creative minds to work on scientific and technological breakthroughs for the world’s most pressing health problems. Grand Challenges Explorations is a grant program within the initiative that fosters innovative, early-stage research to expand the pipeline of ideas that can lead to those much needed global health solutions.
Grand Challenges Explorations Seeks Bold Ideas for Next Round of $100,000 Grants
Researchers from all fields and all levels of experience who can offer a fresh perspective on the global health fight are encouraged to apply for a Grand Challenges Explorations grant, which awards $100,000 to test early-stage projects. Topics for this round include:
•Design New Approaches to Cure HIV Infection
•Create the Next Generation of Sanitation Technologies
•The Poliovirus Endgame: Create ways to Accelerate, Sustain and Monitor Eradication
•Create New Technologies to Improve the Health of Mothers and Newborns
•Create Low-Cost Cell Phone-Based Applications for Priority Global Health Diseases
Applications are being accepted until November 2, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. Pacific Time.
Currently, there are more than 340 researchers from 34 countries using Grand Challenges Explorations grants to test their innovative ideas. Featured below are some examples of these projects. For a complete list of grants awarded, visit the Grand Challenges Explorations web site.
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