The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Grand Challenges Explorations

Deadline: Opens in September in the past.

Deadline: Opens in September in the past.
Level: Any researcher
Award Information: Projects selected for funding will receive approximately $100,000 each, and those that are successful will be eligible for additional funding. Approximately 60 awards will be funded each round.
Description: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has made a five-year, $100 million commitment to promote and accelerate the discovery of new technologies to improve global health. The initiative aims to encourage scientists worldwide to explore creative, unorthodox ideas that could lead to major breakthroughs against some of the greatest health challenges facing poor countries. Specific topics are being determined, but in general the research should lead to new vaccines, diagnostics, drugs, and other technologies targeting diseases that claim millions of lives every year. It is likely that the topics will vary over time, to cover the range of innovation needs in global health.
Application: Deadline: Opens in September in the past.  Grants are awarded multiple times a year on a rolling basis, with each funding round addressing specific topics or themes. More instructions and application instructions are posted on the Grand Challenges in Global Health website located at http://www.gatesfoundation.org/global-health/Pages/grand-challenges-explorations.aspx.