Name
Grand Challenges Explorations Round 2
Source
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Purpose
Grand Challenges Explorations will support hundreds of innovative, early stage research projects - many pursuing ideas that have never before been tested and involving scientists from a wide range of disciplines and regions.
Each round of the Grand Challenges Explorations initiative will award grants against a set of specific topics. The topic areas for which proposals will be accepted in Round 2 are: new vaccines for diarrhea, HIV, malaria, pneumonia, and tuberculosis;
new tools to accelerate the eradication of malaria; latency in tuberculosis; new ways to prevent or cure HIV infection; new ways to protect against infectious disease; and new drugs and delivery systems to limit the emergence of resistance.
Eligible Applicants
- Nonprofit organizations
- For-profit companies
- International organizations
- Government agencies
- Academic institutions
Funding Amount
Initial grants will be for $100,000 each. Projects showing success will have the opportunity to receive additional funding of $1 million or more.
Geographic Target
National
Deadline
November 2, 2008
Contact
GCExplorations@gatesfoundation.org
Phone: (206)709-3400
Link to Full Announcement
http://www.gcgh.org/Explorations/Pages/Introduction.aspx
(Date Summary Prepared 9/10/08 C.W.)
