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Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.grandchallenges.org/Explorations/Pages/introduction.aspx
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Sponsor/Award: |
GRAND CHALLENGES IN GLOBAL HEALTH - GRAND CHALLENGES EXPLORATIONS - ROUND 13: 2014 SPRING COMPETITION |
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Grant Amount: |
$100K USD |
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Deadline: |
Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Apr 29, 2014
Sponsor's: May 06, 2014
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Subject Areas: |
Animal Diseases or Pathology, Health Services Delivery, Material Science, Data Management, Human Health |
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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. |
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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.
The review and evaluation of your application is not based on your past history or institutional capabilities. No personal or organizational information, including information regarding potential project partners, should be included in the uploaded application. Proposals that do not adhere to these restrictions may be removed from the review.INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT SUPPORTED BY THIS PROGRAM. |
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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. |
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Western Contacts: |
Martin,Antoinette
Pickard,Bryce
Szudy,Natalie Vanessa Katrina
Tweddell,David
Nebel,Silke
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Sponsor Contacts: |
GRANDCHALLENGES@GATESFOUNDATION.ORG
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
P.O. Box 23350
Seattle
Seattle, Washington, United States
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