Background
Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) is an extension of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s commitment to the Grand Challenges in Global Health, which was launched in 2003 to accelerate the discovery of new technologies to improve global health. GCE supports hundreds of projects on topics such as making childhood vaccines easier to use in poor countries, and creating new ways to control insects that spread disease. 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.
The topics for which proposals will be accepted in this round are:
· New Approaches for the Interrogation of Anti-malarial Compounds
· Aid is Working. Tell the World
· Explore New Solutions for Global Health Priority Areas
· Design New Approaches to Optimize Immunization Systems
· Protect Crop Plants from Biotic Stresses From Field to Market
Please refer to the website for topics overview, application instructions, FAQ as well as the rules and guidelines.
Funding Information
|
Capped Amount |
Maximum Duration |
|
USD 100,000
(Phase I) |
18 months |
Awarded projects will have an opportunity to apply for a follow-on Phase II grant of up to USD1mil for a period of up to 2 years.
Application Criteria
The application is open to non-profit organizations, for-profit companies, international organizations, government agencies and academic institutions.
- No geographical restriction for applicants; scientists worldwide are encouraged to submit their ideas.
- Applicant must at least be affiliated with an organization.
- Only one proposal can be submitted per applicant.
- Applicant should decide if it is worth submitting their idea under one of the available topics mentioned above.
- All applications must be submitted through the Online Application Tool, unless exceptional circumstances.
Application Procedure
A. Online application – Deadline: Tuesday, 15 May 2012 (11.30am, Pacific Daylight Time)
a. Interested PIs are required to create an account online in order to submit their proposal if they do not already have an account.
b. Please use application instructions provided.
c. PIs are to submit either a Microsoft Word or PDF version of the application (not scanned), no more than 2 pages in length
B. Please forward the following documents to NUHS Research Office – Deadline: Tuesday, 15 May 2012
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Kindly Note:
If the proposed study would requires biospecimen or tissue banking, please contact Dr Eng Chon Boon (chon_boon_eng@nuhs.edu.sg ) from the NUHS Tissue Repository. The tissue repository will assist in biobanking budgetary. Kindly visit http://medicine.nus.edu.sg/tissue/Cost%20Recovery%20Schedule.pdf
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