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Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.grandchallenges.ca/grand-challenges/womens-childrens-health/saving-brains/
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Sponsor/Award: |
GRAND CHALLENGES CANADA - SAVING BRAINS INITIATIVE - 2013 SEED GRANT |
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Grant Amount: |
UPT TO $250.000 |
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Deadline: |
Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Feb 04, 2013
Sponsor's: Feb 11, 2013
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Subject Areas: |
Brain Development |
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Description: |
The Saving Brains program promotes the fulfillment of human capital potential by focusing on interventions that nurture and protect early brain development in the first 1,000 days of life. The goal of this Request for Proposals is to test and scale up bold ideas for products, services and implementation models that protect and nurture early brain development in a sustainable manner.
This Request for Proposals is offering two streams of funding:
1. Seed grants that support the development and validation of innovative ideas to protect and nurture early brain development
2. Transition-to-scale grants that support the refinement, testing and implementation of innovative solutions that have already achieved proof of concept, to bring them toward impact at scale.
Please see sponsor guidelines for full details. |
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Application Details: |
The Saving Brains initiative has significant transformational potential to unlock the potential of individuals and communities and, over a generation, help to break the cycle of poverty that has entrapped so many developing countries. Application instructions and forms will be made available on the Grand Challenges
Canada website via a link from www.grandchallenges.ca/grand-challenges/womenschildrens-
health/saving-brains/.
Applications for Seed Grants are due at 11:59pm EST February 11, 201313% INDIRECT COSTS MUST BE INCLUDED IN YOUR BUDGET |
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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
Nebel,Silke
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Sponsor Contacts: |
INFO@GRANDCHALLENGES.CA
McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health
MaRS Centre South Tower
101 College Street, Suite 406
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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