The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Grand Challenges Explorations Grants
The Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) fosters innovation in global health research. Next round of accepting applications will be starting September 2015.
Grand Challenges Explorations grant program funds early-stage discovery, awarding initial grants of US $100,000 two times a year and potential follow-on grants for successful projects of up to US $1 million. Grants target an expanding set of topics.
The grant program is open to anyone from any discipline, from student to tenured professor, and from any organization – colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for-profit companies.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed $100 million to encourage scientists worldwide to expand the pipeline of ideas to fight our greatest health challenges.
For more information, visit the program web site.