Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.grandchallenges.org/Explorations/Pages/introduction.aspx
Sponsor/Award: GRAND CHALLENGES IN GLOBAL HEALTH - GRAND CHALLENGES EXPLORATIONS - ROUND 14: 2014 FALL COMPETITION

Grant Amount: $100K USD
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Nov 05, 2014
Sponsor's: Nov 12, 2014

Subject Areas: Brain Development, Pneumonia, Malaria
Description:

Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) supports hundreds of early-stage research projects - including many ideas that have never before been tested and scientists from a wide range of disciplines and regions. The Explorations initiative funds innovative ideas that could lead to new vaccines, diagnostics, drugs, and other technologies targeting diseases that claim millions of lives every year.

Phase I grants of $100,000 USD are awarded initially; successful projects have an opportunity to receive a follow-on Phase II grant of up to $1,000,000 USD. The term of the Phase I grants expires 18 months from the project start date.

Application Details:

Your proposal must represent an innovative approach that is responsive to the topic. The foundation has a number of other avenues of funding for the equally important research that is within currently accepted paradigms. Such work will not be funded under Grand Challenges Explorations.

We encourage you to use the provided application form, which can be downloaded at: Explorations Application Form. You are required to submit either a Microsoft Word or PDF document; no more than 2 pages in length. References to academic publications are not required and, if included, must fall within the 2-page limit. Please do not include a cover sheet with your proposal. A cover sheet will be automatically generated from your registration data. Proposals for Round 12 must be submitted prior to the submission deadline of 11:30am U.S. Pacific Daylight Time on November 12, 2013.

INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT SUPPORTED BY THIS PROGRAM.

NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission.
Western Contacts: Moxey,Laura
Halbersma,Joseph David

Sponsor Contacts:

GRANDCHALLENGES@GATESFOUNDATION.ORG
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
P.O. Box 23350
Seattle
Seattle, Washington, United States