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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Funding
[Announcement from SCRA listserv]
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY:
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
One great idea is all it takes to improve the health of millions around the
world. What is yours?
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting grant proposals for the
Grand Challenges Explorations, a $100 million initiative to encourage bold
and unconventional global health solutions.
Anyone can apply, regardless of your prior experience or institutional
affiliation. Previous winners include graduate students, entrepreneurs at
start-up companies, and creative thinkers from all fields of research.
Sign up here to receive more information about Grand Challenges Explorations
and other future opportunities.
Proposals are currently being accepted online until November 2, 2009 on the
following topics:
* Create New Ways to Protect Against Infectious Disease
* Create Low-Cost Diagnostics for Priority Global Health Conditions
* Create New Ways to Induce and Measure Mucosal Immunity
* Create New Technologies for Contraception
Initial grants will be $100,000 each, and projects showing promise will have
the opportunity to receive additional funding of up to $1 million. Full
descriptions of topics and application instructions are available at:
http://www.grandchallenges.org/explorations.
Rihana S. Williams Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Developmental & Social/Cognitive Programs
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 5010
Atlanta, GA 30302-5010
rwsmith@gsu.edu
New Phone as of July 1, 2007: 404-413-6299
Fax: 404-413-6218
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY:
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
One great idea is all it takes to improve the health of millions around the
world. What is yours?
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting grant proposals for the
Grand Challenges Explorations, a $100 million initiative to encourage bold
and unconventional global health solutions.
Anyone can apply, regardless of your prior experience or institutional
affiliation. Previous winners include graduate students, entrepreneurs at
start-up companies, and creative thinkers from all fields of research.
Sign up here to receive more information about Grand Challenges Explorations
and other future opportunities.
Proposals are currently being accepted online until November 2, 2009 on the
following topics:
* Create New Ways to Protect Against Infectious Disease
* Create Low-Cost Diagnostics for Priority Global Health Conditions
* Create New Ways to Induce and Measure Mucosal Immunity
* Create New Technologies for Contraception
Initial grants will be $100,000 each, and projects showing promise will have
the opportunity to receive additional funding of up to $1 million. Full
descriptions of topics and application instructions are available at:
http://www.grandchallenges.org/explorations.
Rihana S. Williams Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Developmental & Social/Cognitive Programs
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 5010
Atlanta, GA 30302-5010
rwsmith@gsu.edu
New Phone as of July 1, 2007: 404-413-6299
Fax: 404-413-6218
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