Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Grand Challenges Explorations in global health research

One bold idea. That’s all it takes. Grand Challenges Explorations fosters innovation in global health research. The Gates Foundation has committed $100 million to encourage scientists worldwide to expand the pipeline of ideas to fight our greatest health challenges. Initial grants of $100K are awarded two times a year. Successful projects have the opportunity to receive a follow-on grant of up to $1 million. Explorations Round 13 Topics (http://www.grandchallenges.org/Explorations/Pages/TopicsOverview.aspx):
- New Ways of Working Together: Integrating Community-Based Interventions
- Explore New Ways to Measure Fetal and Infant Brain Development
- Innovations in Feedback & Accountability Systems for Agricultural Development
- Inciting Healthy Behaviors: nudge, leapfrog, disrupt, reach
- Novel Enabling Tools and Models Supporting the Development of Interventions for Severe Diarrhea and Enteric Dysfunction
http://www.grandchallenges.org/Explorations/Pages/Introduction.aspx